Dam levels

SEQ WATER GRID

The SEQ Water Grid storage is the combined capacity of South East Queensland's drinking water supply dams. These dams are Wivenhoe, Somerset, North Pine, Hinze, Baroon Pocket, Leslie Harrison, Ewen Maddock, Cooloolabin, Sideling Creek, Lake Macdonald, Little Nerang and Wappa.

The Water Grid storage capacity is calculated by dividing the current volume of water stored in the dams by the combined full supply capacity.

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Water Grid
Storage Capacity

0

Capacity
78.8%

Change
-0.1%

last 7 days

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Catchment Average
Rainfall

Rainfall
19.6mm

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Average
Daily Usage

Avg Person
162L

Change
-30L

last month

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Water Grid
Storage Capacity

0

Capacity
78.8%

Change
-0.1%

last 7 days

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DAM LEVELS as at 7:00am, 7 January 2026

The following table provides the latest available information about the region's dams.

Dam levels are updated regularly 24 hours a day. Please note: dam levels are based on automated data which has not been verified.

Click here for updates on gated dam operations and spilling un-gated dams, or sign up for our free Dam Release Notification Service to receive alerts by email, SMS or recorded message to landline, as spilling or gated releases occur.

For information about flood levels, contact your local Council. For information about road impacts, contact Transport and Main Roads. For information about river levels, please see the Bureau of Meteorology website.

Dam	Full supply volume (ML)	Current volume (ML)	% full	Latest observation	Comment
Atkinson View historical dam levels	30, 401 ML	27, 629 ML	90.9%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Baroon Pocket View historical dam levels	61, 000 ML	48, 636 ML	79.7%	6:47am 07/01/2026
Bill Gunn (Lake Dyer) View historical dam levels	6, 947 ML	6, 786 ML	97.7%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Borumba View historical dam levels	46, 000 ML	45, 938 ML	99.9%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Cedar Pocket View historical dam levels	735 ML	736 ML	100.1%	7:00am 07/01/2026	Dam is spilling
Clarendon View historical dam levels	24, 276 ML	23, 948 ML	98.7%	6:00am 07/01/2026
Cooloolabin View historical dam levels	8, 183 ML	6, 877 ML	84.0%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Enoggera View historical dam levels	4, 262 ML	4, 184 ML	98.2%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Ewen Maddock View historical dam levels	16, 587 ML	14, 886 ML	89.7%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Gold Creek View historical dam levels	801 ML	655 ML	81.8%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Hinze View historical dam levels	310, 730 ML	285, 233 ML	91.8%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek) On 21 July 2025, Seqwater reduced the Full Supply Level for Lake Macdonald Dam to 42% to facilitate construction works on the Lake Macdonald Dam Improvement Project. Additional lowering to 39.1% has since been approved to limit impacts from wet weather events and reduce cofferdam overtopping. This new level will remain in place until the completion of the Lake Macdonald Dam Improvement Project. View historical dam levels	8, 018 ML	2, 959 ML	36.9%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Lake Manchester View historical dam levels	26, 217 ML	25, 186 ML	96.1%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Leslie Harrison View historical dam levels	13, 206 ML	10, 346 ML	78.3%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Little Nerang View historical dam levels	6, 705 ML	5, 163 ML	77.0%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Maroon Maroon Dam is an un-gated dam that operates differently from the other un-gated dams. Instead of flowing over the spillway and safely out of the dam when the dam reaches full supply level, we release water from Maroon Dam through cone valves. More information can be found here. View historical dam levels	44, 319 ML	44, 322 ML	100.0%	7:00am 07/01/2026	Dam is spilling
Moogerah View historical dam levels	83, 765 ML	78, 821 ML	94.1%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Nindooinbah View historical dam levels	213 ML	207 ML	97.1%	7:00am 07/01/2026
North Pine (Lake Samsonvale) On 28 January 2025, Seqwater enacted a Reduced Full Supply Level for North Pine Dam. The new level equates to a storage percentage of approximately 54% capacity. This new level will remain in place until dam improvement work is completed on North Pine Dam. View historical dam levels	214, 302 ML	103, 599 ML	48.3%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Poona View historical dam levels	655 ML	500 ML	76.3%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah) View historical dam levels	14, 192 ML	13, 951 ML	98.3%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Somerset On 21 January 2016, temporary full supply levels were enacted for Somerset Dam (80%) and Wivenhoe Dam (90%) as part of the Somerset Dam Improvement Project. On 6 November 2020, the Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water approved an application by Seqwater to amend our resource operations licences to reduced full supply levels at Somerset Dam and Wivenhoe Dam. These amended levels equate to storage percentages of approximately 80% for Somerset Dam and 90% for Wivenhoe Dam. The amended full supply levels will remain in place until current dam improvement works at Somerset Dam are completed. Seqwater will commence flood releases from Wivenhoe Dam and Somerset Dam if storage levels exceed the amended full supply levels as a result of rainfall in the dam catchments. View historical dam levels	379, 849 ML	292, 384 ML	77.0%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Wappa View historical dam levels	4, 694 ML	4, 704 ML	100.2%	7:00am 07/01/2026	Dam is spilling
Wivenhoe On 21 January 2016, temporary full supply levels were enacted for Somerset Dam (80%) and Wivenhoe Dam (90%) as part of the Somerset Dam Improvement Project. On 6 November 2020, the Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water approved an application by Seqwater to amend our resource operations licences to reduced full supply levels at Somerset Dam and Wivenhoe Dam. These amended levels equate to storage percentages of approximately 80% for Somerset Dam and 90% for Wivenhoe Dam. The amended full supply levels will remain in place until current dam improvement works at Somerset Dam are completed. Seqwater will commence flood releases from Wivenhoe Dam and Somerset Dam if storage levels exceed the amended full supply levels as a result of rainfall in the dam catchments. View historical dam levels	1, 165, 240 ML	946, 507 ML	81.2%	7:00am 07/01/2026
Wyaralong Due to an error in the gauge. View historical dam levels	102, 883 ML	103, 697 ML	100.8%	7:00am 07/01/2026	Dam is spilling

90.9%

Atkinson

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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79.7%

Baroon Pocket

Last observation: 6:47am 07/01/2026
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97.7%

Bill Gunn (Lake Dyer)

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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99.9%

Borumba

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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100.1%

Cedar Pocket

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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Dam is spilling
98.7%

Clarendon

Last observation: 6:00am 07/01/2026
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84.0%

Cooloolabin

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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98.2%

Enoggera

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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89.7%

Ewen Maddock

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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81.8%

Gold Creek

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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91.8%

Hinze

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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36.9%

Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek)

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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96.1%

Lake Manchester

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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78.3%

Leslie Harrison

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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77.0%

Little Nerang

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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100.0%

Maroon

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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Dam is spilling
94.1%

Moogerah

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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97.1%

Nindooinbah

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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48.3%

North Pine (Lake Samsonvale)

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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76.3%

Poona

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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98.3%

Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah)

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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77.0%

Somerset

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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100.2%

Wappa

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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Dam is spilling
81.2%

Wivenhoe

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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100.8%

Wyaralong

Last observation: 7:00am 07/01/2026
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Dam is spilling

Note: Full supply capacity does not include the entire flood storage compartments of Wivenhoe and Somerset dams.

The current flood storage capacity

Dam	Total Flood Storage Volume	Percentage of Flood Storage Volume in use	Percentage of Flood Storage Volume available
Somerset	705, 000 ML	0.0%	100.0%
Wivenhoe	2, 203, 000 ML	0.0%	100.0%

Catchment Average
Rainfall

Rainfall
19.6mm

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RAINFALL as at Tuesday, 6 January 2026

The rainfall values reported below are the catchment average rainfall values recorded across Seqwater’s dam catchments, over a 7 day rolling period.

Rainfall values are updated daily.

Please note: rainfall values are based on automated data which has not been verified.

Dam	Current drinking water volume (ML)	% full	Change in volume past 7 days (%)	Catchment average rainfall past 7 days (mm)
Baroon Pocket	48, 636 ML	79.7%	-1.0	9.6
Cooloolabin	6, 877 ML	84.0%	-1.7	15.7
Ewen Maddock	14, 886 ML	89.7%	-1.1	16.0
Hinze	285, 233 ML	91.8%	-0.3	43.2
Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek)	2, 959 ML	36.9%	+0.6	8.8
Leslie Harrison	10, 346 ML	78.3%	-0.9	6.0
Little Nerang	5, 163 ML	77.0%	-0.3	43.2
North Pine (Lake Samsonvale)	103, 599 ML	48.3%	-0.1	15.2
Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah)	13, 951 ML	98.3%	+0.0	32.3
Somerset	292, 384 ML	77.0%	-0.2	14.2
Wappa	4, 704 ML	100.2%	-0.1	15.7
Wivenhoe	946, 507 ML	81.2%	0.0	35.0

Average
Daily Usage

Avg Person
162L

Change
-30L

last month

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USAGE as at Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Average residential usage information is updated monthly. Consumption data is published on the first Wednesday of every month.

Water consumption summary for the 28 day period ending Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Zone	Daily Production (ML)	Daily Per Capita Consumption (L/p/d)	Total Rainfall (mm)	Average Max Daily Temperature (°C)
SEQ Service Provider Monthly LPD Report	919	162
City of Gold Coast	181	175	143.0	27.2
Logan City Council	76	152	107.1	29.0
Redland City Council	40	182	198.4	27.1
Unitywater	192	156	184.6	28.2
Urban Utilities	430	161	143.6	29.2

Residential water consumption for similar time last year (28 day period ending 27 November 2024)

Zone	SEQ	City of Gold Coast	Logan City Council	Redland City Council	Unitywater	Urban Utilities
Average daily residential consumption (L/person)	164	174	171	190	153	161

Dam Improvement Program and reduced Full Supply Levels for North Pine Dam, Somerset Dam and Wivenhoe Dam

Seqwater is currently undertaking its Dam Improvement Program. The program will deliver infrastructure upgrades at a number of Seqwater dams and ensure ongoing safety and security of bulk water supply well into the future.

Whilst the program is underway, Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine Dams are operating at a reduced full supply levels.

The changes mean Wivenhoe Dam storage will be maintained at 90% full supply level, Somerset Dam 80% full supply level and North Pine 54% full supply level until upgrades are completed.

The reduced full supply levels mean the SEQ Water Grid at full supply is approximately 87%.