Reservoir · Queensland · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Wuruma
94.3% full
Capacity
165.4 hm³
Volume stored
156 hm³
Year completed
1968
Coordinates
25.204°S, 150.986°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
94.3%vs 7 days ago
+0.4 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+24.3 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
118%of normal
94.3% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 79.7% for October across 4 years of readings (+14.6 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Wuruma 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 −0.29). 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. 25.204°S, 150.986°E · Open in Google Maps
About Wuruma
As of October 26, 2026, Wuruma is filled to 94.3% of its total capacity, holding 155.98 hm³ of water out of a maximum 165.4 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, 163 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.4 pp), and it is 24.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Wuruma — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 68.8% (December 12, 2025) to a high of 119.2% (March 10, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around November.
The dam at Wuruma was completed in 1968. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It is at 25.204°S, 150.986°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 94.3% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 155.98 hm³
- Total capacity
- 165.4 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 163 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.4 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 24.3 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Year completed
- 1968
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 25.204°S, 150.986°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 94.3% | 155.98 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 94.3% | 155.98 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 94.3% | 155.91 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 94.0% | 155.56 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 93.9% | 155.29 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 93.9% | 155.32 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 93.9% | 155.33 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 93.9% | 155.34 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 93.9% | 155.39 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 94.0% | 155.48 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 94.0% | 155.55 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 94.1% | 155.65 |