Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Wivenhoe
82.7% full
Capacity
1,165.2 hm³
Volume stored
964 hm³
River
Brisbane River
Year completed
1984
Coordinates
27.288°S, 152.550°E
Last updated
2026-09-08
Current fill
82.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
-2.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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: 2026-09-08.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Wivenhoe
As of September 8, 2026, Wivenhoe is filled to 82.7% of its total capacity, holding roughly 964 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,165 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.2 pts), and it is 2.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Wivenhoe — 1049 data points between September 10, 2023 and September 8, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 62.0% (December 18, 2023) to a high of 93.4% (March 12, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Wivenhoe was completed in 1984. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Brisbane River Basin basin at 27.288°S, 152.550°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 82.7%
- Water stored
- 964 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,165 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 2.3 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Brisbane River
- River basin
- Brisbane River Basin
- Year completed
- 1984
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 27.288°S, 152.550°E
- Last updated
- September 8, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | 82.7% | 964 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 82.6% | 962 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 82.6% | 963 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 83.0% | 967 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 83.2% | 970 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 82.9% | 966 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 82.9% | 966 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 82.9% | 965 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 82.9% | 966 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 83.0% | 967 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 83.3% | 970 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 83.7% | 975 |