Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
West Gellibrand Reservoir
100.1% full
Capacity
1.9 hm³
Volume stored
2 hm³
River
Gellibrand River
Year completed
1972
Coordinates
38.600°S, 143.654°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
100.1%vs 7 days ago
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
0.0 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
100%of normal
100.1% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 100.1% for October across 4 years of readings (0.0 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Severely dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around West Gellibrand Reservoir had far less rain than normal, a shortfall seen about one year in fifteen. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.80). 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: 2026-10-26.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 38.600°S, 143.654°E · Open in Google Maps
About West Gellibrand Reservoir
As of October 26, 2026, West Gellibrand Reservoir has a published fill of 100.1%, holding 1.86 hm³. Total capacity is 1.9 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for West Gellibrand Reservoir — 1087 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 34.0% (June 29, 2024) to a high of 100.1% (October 28, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around May.
The dam at West Gellibrand Reservoir was completed in 1972. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Gellibrand River Basin basin at 38.600°S, 143.654°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 100.1%
- Water stored
- 1.86 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1.9 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- No change
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Gellibrand River
- River basin
- Gellibrand River Basin
- Year completed
- 1972
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 38.600°S, 143.654°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 100.1% | 1.86 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 100.1% | 1.86 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 100.1% | 1.86 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 100.1% | 1.86 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 100.1% | 1.86 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 100.1% | 1.86 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 100.1% | 1.86 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 100.1% | 1.86 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 100.1% | 1.86 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 100.1% | 1.86 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 100.1% | 1.86 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 100.1% | 1.86 |