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Wurdee Boluc Reservoir
84.8% full
Capacity
40.1 hm³
Volume stored
34 hm³
River
West Barwon - Wurdee Boluc canal
Year completed
1929
Coordinates
38.285°S, 144.040°E
Last updated
2026-10-11
Current fill
84.8%vs 7 days ago
+1.8%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+41.2%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
126%of normal
84.8% full on 2026-10-11, against an average of 67.2% for October across 4 years of readings (+17.6 points).
Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Wurdee Boluc Reservoir 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 −0.64). 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: 2026-10-11.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. -38.285, 144.040 · Open in Google Maps
About Wurdee Boluc Reservoir
As of October 11, 2026, Wurdee Boluc Reservoir is filled to 84.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 34 hm³ of water out of a maximum 40 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 38 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.8 percentage points, and it is 41.2 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Wurdee Boluc Reservoir — 1087 data points between October 13, 2023 and October 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 32.3% (July 18, 2025) to a high of 89.9% (October 13, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around December and at its lowest around May.
The dam at Wurdee Boluc Reservoir was completed in 1929. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the West Barwon - Wurdee Boluc canal Basin basin at 38.285°S, 144.040°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 84.8%
- Water stored
- 34 hm³
- Total capacity
- 40 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 38 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.8 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 41.2 pts
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- West Barwon - Wurdee Boluc canal
- River basin
- West Barwon - Wurdee Boluc canal Basin
- Year completed
- 1929
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 38.285°S, 144.040°E
- Last updated
- October 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2026 | 84.8% | 34 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 84.7% | 34 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 84.5% | 34 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 84.2% | 34 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 83.9% | 34 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 83.6% | 34 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 83.3% | 33 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 83.0% | 33 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 82.5% | 33 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 82.1% | 33 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 81.9% | 33 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 81.7% | 33 |