Reservoir · Victoria · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
White Swan
48.2% full
Capacity
14.1 hm³
Volume stored
7 hm³
River
Off-stream
Year completed
1952
Coordinates
37.514°S, 143.921°E
Last updated
2026-10-27
Current fill
48.2%vs 7 days ago
+0.6 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-2.5 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
99%of normal
48.2% full on 2026-10-27, against an average of 48.7% for October across 4 years of readings (-0.5 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around White Swan 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 −0.12). 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: 2026-10-27.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 37.514°S, 143.921°E · Open in Google Maps
About White Swan
As of October 27, 2026, White Swan is filled to 48.2% of its total capacity, holding 6.81 hm³ of water out of a maximum 14.1 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 (+0.6 pp), and it is 2.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for White Swan — 1095 data points between October 29, 2023 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 29.8% (April 1, 2025) to a high of 81.9% (October 29, 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.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 48.2% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 6.81 hm³
- Total capacity
- 14.1 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.6 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 2.5 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Off-stream
- River basin
- Off-stream Basin
- Year completed
- 1952
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 37.514°S, 143.921°E
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 48.2% | 6.81 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 48.0% | 6.79 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 47.6% | 6.73 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 47.3% | 6.69 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 47.3% | 6.69 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 47.4% | 6.71 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 47.5% | 6.72 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 47.6% | 6.74 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 47.7% | 6.75 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 47.9% | 6.77 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 48.0% | 6.79 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 48.1% | 6.8 |