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Water in storages

The information on water in storage in the Murray–Darling Basin is updated fortnightly.
Whole of Basin total
90%(20,131 of 22,256 GL)
Northern Basin total
93%(4,397 of 4,708 GL)
92% (586 of 635 GL)
Pindari Lake
Total Capacity: 312 GLCurrent volume: 267 GLFull: 86%Active storage: 267 GLDead storage: 0 GL
Glenlyon Lake
Total Capacity: 254 GLCurrent volume: 250 GLFull: 98%Active storage: 250 GLDead storage: 0 GL
Lake Coolmunda
Total Capacity: 69 GLCurrent volume: 69 GLFull: 100%Active storage: 69 GLDead storage: 0 GL
E.J. Beardmore Dam
Total Capacity: 82 GLCurrent volume: 18 GLFull: 21%Active storage: 14 GLDead storage: 3 GL
Jack Taylor Weir
Total Capacity: 10 GLCurrent volume: 7 GLFull: 70%Active storage: 5 GLDead storage: 2 GL
Cooby Creek Reservoir
Total Capacity: 21 GLCurrent volume: 18 GLFull: 86%Active storage: 17 GLDead storage: 2 GL
Lake Leslie
Total Capacity: 106 GLCurrent volume: 100 GLFull: 94%Active storage: 98 GLDead storage: 2 GL
Chinchilla Weir
Total Capacity: 10 GLCurrent volume: 10 GLFull: 103%Active storage: 10 GLDead storage: 0 GL
93% (1,264 of 1,364 GL)
Lake Copeton
Total Capacity: 1,364 GLCurrent volume: 1,265 GLFull: 93%Active storage: 1,246 GLDead storage: 19 GL
96% (1,488 of 1,556 GL)
Lake Burrendong
Total Capacity: 1,188 GLCurrent volume: 1,128 GLFull: 95%Active storage: 1,095 GLDead storage: 34 GL
Lake Windamere
Total Capacity: 368 GLCurrent volume: 359 GLFull: 98%Active storage: 358 GLDead storage: 1 GL
Lake Keepit
Total Capacity: 426 GLCurrent volume: 406 GLFull: 95%Active storage: 400 GLDead storage: 7 GL
Chaffey Dam
Total Capacity: 101 GLCurrent volume: 102 GLFull: 102%Active storage: 100 GLDead storage: 2 GL
Split Rock Reservoir
Total Capacity: 397 GLCurrent volume: 397 GLFull: 100%Active storage: 394 GLDead storage: 3 GL
Lachlan catchment *
%
97% (1,217 of 1,253 GL)
Lake Wyanngala
Total Capacity: 1,217 GLCurrent volume: 1,182 GLFull: 97%Active storage: 1,181 GLDead storage: 1 GL
Carcoar Lake
Total Capacity: 36 GLCurrent volume: 36 GLFull: 101%Active storage: 36 GLDead storage: 0 GL
Southern Basin total
89%(14,517 of 16,296 GL)
83% (33 of 40 GL)
Lake Nillahcootie
Total Capacity: 40 GLCurrent volume: 33 GLFull: 83%Active storage: 32 GLDead storage: 0 GL
90% (274 of 305 GL)
Lake Eppalock
Total Capacity: 305 GLCurrent volume: 274 GLFull: 90%Active storage: 273 GLDead storage: 1 GL
90% (3,379 of 3,766 GL)
Lake Eildon
Total Capacity: 3,334 GLCurrent volume: 3,106 GLFull: 93%Active storage: 3,022 GLDead storage: 84 GL
Waranga Basin
Total Capacity: 432 GLCurrent volume: 272 GLFull: 63%Active storage: 148 GLDead storage: 125 GL
Cairn Curran Reservoir
Total Capacity: 147 GLCurrent volume: 124 GLFull: 84%Active storage: 123 GLDead storage: 1 GL
Tullaroop Reservoir
Total Capacity: 72 GLCurrent volume: 61 GLFull: 84%Active storage: 54 GLDead storage: 7 GL
Lower Darling catchment
82% (1,411 of 1,731 GL)
Menindee Lakes
Total Capacity: 1,731 GLCurrent volume: 1,411 GLFull: 82%Active storage: 1,375 GLDead storage: 36 GL
93% (1,787 of 1,925 GL)
Lake Albert
Current volume: 253 GLFull: 91%
Lake Alexandrina
Current volume: 1,535 GLFull: 93%
Lower Murray catchment
55% (373 of 677 GL)
Lake Victoria
Total Capacity: 677 GLCurrent volume: 372 GLFull: 55%Active storage: 273 GLDead storage: 100 GL
90% (2,395 of 2,659 GL)
Blowering Reservoir
Total Capacity: 1,631 GLCurrent volume: 1,503 GLFull: 93%Active storage: 1,487 GLDead storage: 24 GL
Lake Burrinjuck
Total Capacity: 1,028 GLCurrent volume: 880 GLFull: 86%Active storage: 880 GLDead storage: 3 GL
71% (27 of 37 GL)
Lake William Hovell
Total Capacity: 14 GLCurrent volume: 13 GLFull: 57%Active storage: 12 GLDead storage: 0 GL
Lake Bufalo
Total Capacity: 24 GLCurrent volume: 13 GLFull: 57%Active storage: 8 GLDead storage: 5 GL
94% (6,441 of 6,861 GL)
Lake Hume
Total Capacity: 3,005 GLCurrent volume: 2,724 GLFull: 91%Active storage: 2,702 GLDead storage: 23 GL
Lake Dartmouth
Total Capacity: 3,856 GLCurrent volume: 3,715 GLFull: 96%Active storage: 3,645 GLDead storage: 71 GL
** The Lower Lakes are not a consumptive storage for South Australia. Water in the lakes is a combination of South Australia entitlement flow, volume for dilution to reduce salinity and to mitigate the impact of seawater intrusion. At times, environmental water may be used in the lakes to enhance environmental outcomes and to maintain Barrage releases. Releases of water at the barrages are closely managed to optimise environmental and water quality outcomes, consistent with the Murray–Darling Basin Plan.

For additional current water data and information, please refer to:

New South Wales - Department of IndustryWaterNSW
Queensland - Department of Natural Resources and Water
South Australia - Department of Water
Victoria - Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning,  Goulburn-Murray Water

This assessment of water in storage does not include water in private storage.