Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Wappa
102.0% full
Capacity
4.694 hm³
Volume stored
5 hm³
River
South Maroochy River
Year completed
1963
Coordinates
26.569°S, 152.919°E
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
102.0%vs 7 days ago
+0.9 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+1.9 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
102%of normal
102.0% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 100.3% for October across 4 years of readings (+1.7 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Wappa 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 −0.03). Rain, not storage. Australia drought figures →
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: 2026-10-28.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 26.569°S, 152.919°E · Open in Google Maps
About Wappa
As of October 28, 2026, Wappa is filled to 102.0% of its total capacity, holding 4.79 hm³ of water out of a maximum 4.694 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.9 pp), and it is 1.9 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Wappa — 1043 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 87.2% (December 15, 2023) to a high of 113.9% (March 10, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Wappa was completed in 1963. It is operated by Seqwater primarily for water supply. It lies within the South Maroochy River Basin basin at 26.569°S, 152.919°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 102.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 4.79 hm³
- Total capacity
- 4.694 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.9 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 1.9 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- South Maroochy River
- River basin
- South Maroochy River Basin
- Year completed
- 1963
- Operator
- Seqwater
- Coordinates
- 26.569°S, 152.919°E
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 102.0% | 4.79 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 102.7% | 4.82 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 105.1% | 4.93 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 104.9% | 4.92 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 105.9% | 4.97 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 107.8% | 5.06 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 101.1% | 4.75 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 101.9% | 4.78 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 101.6% | 4.77 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 100.8% | 4.73 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 100.7% | 4.72 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 100.4% | 4.71 |