Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Wyangala
67.1% full
Capacity
1,217.8 hm³
Volume stored
817 hm³
Coordinates
33.987°S, 149.015°E
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
67.1%vs 7 days ago
-0.5 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-24.1 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
78%of normal
67.1% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 86.4% for October across 4 years of readings (-19.3 points).
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately dry
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Wyangala had well below normal rain, a shortfall seen about one year in six. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −1.02). 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. 33.987°S, 149.015°E · Open in Google Maps
About Wyangala
As of October 26, 2026, Wyangala is filled to 67.1% of its total capacity, holding 817.39 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,218 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range. Of that total, 1,217 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pp), and it is 24.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Wyangala — 1095 data points between October 28, 2023 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 61.0% (May 24, 2026) to a high of 100.4% (June 11, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It is at 33.987°S, 149.015°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 67.1% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 817.39 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,218 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 1,217 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 24.1 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 33.987°S, 149.015°E
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 67.1% | 817.39 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 67.1% | 817.53 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 67.2% | 818.34 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 67.3% | 819.24 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 67.4% | 820.2 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 67.4% | 821.09 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 67.5% | 821.97 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 67.6% | 822.81 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 67.6% | 823.61 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 67.7% | 824.44 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 67.8% | 825.22 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 67.8% | 826.02 |