Reservoir · South Australia · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Warren
69.2% full
Capacity
4.7 hm³
Volume stored
3 hm³
River
South Para River
Year completed
1916
Coordinates
34.706°S, 138.926°E
Last updated
2026-10-10
Current fill
69.2%vs 7 days ago
+1.0%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-0.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
97%of normal
69.2% full on 2026-10-10, against an average of 71.1% for October across 4 years of readings (-1.9 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Warren 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 −0.09). 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: 2026-10-10.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -34.706, 138.926 · Open in Google Maps
About Warren
As of October 10, 2026, Warren is filled to 69.2% of its total capacity, holding roughly 3 hm³ of water out of a maximum 5 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 (+1.0 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Warren — 1092 data points between October 15, 2023 and October 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 29.0% (February 24, 2026) to a high of 100.4% (December 7, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around February.
The dam at Warren was completed in 1916. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the South Para River Basin basin at 34.706°S, 138.926°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.2%
- Water stored
- 3 hm³
- Total capacity
- 5 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.0 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 0.3 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- South Para River
- River basin
- South Para River Basin
- Year completed
- 1916
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 34.706°S, 138.926°E
- Last updated
- October 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2026 | 69.2% | 3 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 69.2% | 3 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 69.2% | 3 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 69.1% | 3 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 3 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 68.7% | 3 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 68.4% | 3 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 68.2% | 3 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 68.0% | 3 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 67.7% | 3 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 67.5% | 3 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 66.9% | 3 |