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Woronora

91.7% full

Capacity

71.8 hm³

Volume stored

66 hm³

River

Woronora River

Year completed

1941

Coordinates

34.126°S, 150.927°E

Last updated

2026-10-26

Current fill

91.7%
High

vs 7 days ago

-0.1 pp

losing

vs 1 year ago

-7.7 pp

year-over-year

7-day trend

→

stable

Drought context

Storage vs October average

95%of normal

91.7% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 96.5% for October across 4 years of readings (-4.8 points).

Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Woronora 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 −0.38). 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. 34.126°S, 150.927°E · Open in Google Maps

About Woronora

As of October 26, 2026, Woronora is filled to 91.7% of its total capacity, holding 65.87 hm³ of water out of a maximum 71.8 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.1 pp), and it is 7.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Woronora — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 89.8% (April 3, 2024) to a high of 102.2% (June 7, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around March.

The dam at Woronora was completed in 1941. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Woronora River Basin basin at 34.126°S, 150.927°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
91.7% of total capacity
Water stored
65.87 hm³
Total capacity
71.8 hm³
7-day change
▼ 0.1 pp
Year-on-year
▼ 7.7 pp
Primary use
Water supply
River
Woronora River
River basin
Woronora River Basin
Year completed
1941
Operator
BOM
Coordinates
34.126°S, 150.927°E
Last updated
October 26, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
26 Oct 202691.7%65.87
25 Oct 202691.8%65.88
24 Oct 202691.8%65.9
23 Oct 202691.8%65.9
22 Oct 202691.7%65.85
21 Oct 202691.7%65.84
20 Oct 202691.7%65.86
19 Oct 202691.8%65.88
18 Oct 202691.8%65.9
17 Oct 202691.8%65.91
16 Oct 202691.8%65.91
15 Oct 202691.8%65.87

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