Reservoir · Western Australia · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Wellington
43.3% full
Capacity
184.9 hm³
Volume stored
80 hm³
River
Collie River
Year completed
1933
Coordinates
33.384°S, 116.009°E
Last updated
2026-10-20
Current fill
43.3%vs 7 days ago
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
-13.7 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
80%of normal
43.3% full on 2026-10-20, against an average of 54.2% for October across 4 years of readings (-10.9 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Wellington had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.40). 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: 2026-10-20.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 33.384°S, 116.009°E · Open in Google Maps
About Wellington
As of October 20, 2026, Wellington is filled to 43.3% of its total capacity, holding 80.15 hm³ of water out of a maximum 184.9 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 183.9 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it is 13.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Wellington — 1065 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 20, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 29.3% (May 9, 2024) to a high of 61.0% (October 28, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Wellington was completed in 1933. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Collie River Basin basin at 33.384°S, 116.009°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 43.3% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 80.15 hm³
- Total capacity
- 184.9 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 183.9 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 13.7 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Collie River
- River basin
- Collie River Basin
- Year completed
- 1933
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 33.384°S, 116.009°E
- Last updated
- October 20, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 | 43.3% | 80.15 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 43.3% | 80 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 43.3% | 80 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 43.3% | 80.03 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 43.3% | 80.04 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 43.2% | 79.97 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 43.2% | 79.91 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 43.3% | 80.06 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 43.4% | 80.22 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 43.4% | 80.24 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 43.4% | 80.24 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 43.4% | 80.16 |