Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Upper Yarra
65.0% full
Capacity
205 hm³
Volume stored
133 hm³
River
Upper Yarra River
Year completed
1957
Coordinates
37.690°S, 145.914°E
Last updated
2026-09-08
Current fill
65.0%vs 7 days ago
+0.5%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+2.6%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Data source: Bureau of Meteorology — Water Data Online (KiWIS) — daily mean storage volume, quality-controlled. Capacity from the BOM Water Storages ArcGIS layer (total design capacity in ML). Last reading: 2026-09-08.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Upper Yarra
As of September 8, 2026, Upper Yarra is filled to 65.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 133 hm³ of water out of a maximum 205 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, about 201 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.5 pts), and it is 2.6 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Upper Yarra — 1060 data points between September 11, 2023 and September 8, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 48.2% (May 26, 2026) to a high of 86.2% (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 BOM 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
- 65.0%
- Water stored
- 133 hm³
- Total capacity
- 205 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 201 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.5 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 2.6 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Upper Yarra River
- River basin
- Upper Yarra River Basin
- Year completed
- 1957
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 37.690°S, 145.914°E
- Last updated
- September 8, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | 65.0% | 133 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 64.9% | 133 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 64.9% | 133 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 64.8% | 133 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 64.7% | 133 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 64.6% | 132 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 64.5% | 132 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 64.5% | 132 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 64.4% | 132 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 64.3% | 132 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 64.2% | 132 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 64.1% | 131 |