White Swan

As of August 30, 2026, White Swan is filled to 47.6% of its total capacity, holding roughly 7 hm³ of water out of a maximum 14 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 (-0.9 pts), and it is 11.2 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for White Swan — 1086 data points between September 10, 2023 and August 30, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 29.8% (April 1, 2025) to a high of 83.5% (October 5, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around August.

The dam at White Swan was completed in 1952. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Off-stream Basin basin at 37.514°S, 143.921°E.