Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · Melbourne Water
Upper Yarra
69.4% full
Capacity
200.579 hm³
Volume stored
139 hm³
River
Upper Yarra River
Year completed
1957
Coordinates
37.690°S, 145.914°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
69.4%vs 7 days ago
-0.6 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+4.5 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
97%of normal
69.4% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 71.9% for October across 4 years of readings (-2.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Upper Yarra had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −0.57). Rain, not storage. Australia drought figures →
Data source: Melbourne Water daily storage — reference capacity and stored volume. Earlier daily volumes in the chart are Bureau of Meteorology readings, recomputed against that capacity. Last reading: 2026-10-28.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 37.690°S, 145.914°E · Open in Google Maps
About Upper Yarra
As of October 28, 2026, Upper Yarra is filled to 69.4% of its total capacity, holding 139.293 hm³ of water out of a maximum 200.579 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.6 pp), and it is 4.5 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Upper Yarra — 1063 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 49.2% (May 26, 2026) to a high of 88.1% (November 23, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around December and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Upper Yarra was completed in 1957. It is operated by Melbourne Water primarily for water supply. It lies within the Upper Yarra River Basin basin at 37.690°S, 145.914°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 139.293 hm³
- Total capacity
- 200.579 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.6 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 4.5 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Upper Yarra River
- River basin
- Upper Yarra River Basin
- Year completed
- 1957
- Operator
- Melbourne Water
- Coordinates
- 37.690°S, 145.914°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 69.4% | 139.293 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 69.5% | 139.49 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 69.6% | 139.688 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 69.6% | 139.595 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 69.7% | 139.705 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 69.8% | 139.964 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 69.9% | 140.212 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 70.0% | 140.41 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 70.1% | 140.62 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 70.2% | 140.85 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 70.3% | 141.07 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 70.4% | 141.26 |