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
69.5%

Change
unchanged

last 7 days

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Catchment Average
Rainfall

Rainfall
62.0mm

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Average
Daily Usage

Avg Person
157L

Change
+10L

last 7 days

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Water Grid
Storage Capacity

0

Capacity
69.5%

Change
unchanged

last 7 days

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DAM LEVELS as at 10:18am, 29 January 2022

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.

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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	8, 519 ML	28.0%	10:00am 29/01/2022
Baroon Pocket View historical dam levels	61, 000 ML	61, 504 ML	100.8%	8:12am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
Bill Gunn (Lake Dyer) View historical dam levels	6, 947 ML	5, 100 ML	73.4%	9:08am 29/01/2022
Borumba View historical dam levels	46, 000 ML	46, 294 ML	100.6%	6:00am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
Cedar Pocket View historical dam levels	735 ML	744 ML	101.2%	9:57am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
Clarendon View historical dam levels	24, 276 ML	4, 130 ML	17.0%	10:07am 29/01/2022
Cooloolabin View historical dam levels	8, 183 ML	6, 817 ML	83.3%	9:16am 29/01/2022
Enoggera View historical dam levels	4, 262 ML	4, 367 ML	102.5%	6:00am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
Ewen Maddock View historical dam levels	16, 587 ML	16, 880 ML	101.8%	10:00am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
Gold Creek View historical dam levels	801 ML	830 ML	103.6%	9:29am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
Hinze View historical dam levels	310, 730 ML	318, 698 ML	102.6%	9:30am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek) View historical dam levels	8, 018 ML	8, 250 ML	102.9%	9:33am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
Lake Manchester View historical dam levels	26, 217 ML	26, 270 ML	100.2%	9:11am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
Leslie Harrison View historical dam levels	13, 206 ML	13, 148 ML	99.6%	8:24am 29/01/2022
Little Nerang View historical dam levels	6, 705 ML	6, 763 ML	100.9%	6:00am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
Maroon View historical dam levels	44, 319 ML	44, 386 ML	100.2%	10:00am 29/01/2022	Releases occurring
Moogerah View historical dam levels	83, 765 ML	67, 023 ML	80.0%	10:18am 29/01/2022
Nindooinbah View historical dam levels	208 ML	215 ML	103.3%	7:32am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
North Pine (Lake Samsonvale) On 27 December 2019, Seqwater enacted a Reduced Full Supply Level for North Pine Dam (part of the North Pine Dam Upgrade). The new level equates to a storage percentage of approximately 68% 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	144, 199 ML	67.3%	7:20am 29/01/2022
Poona View historical dam levels	655 ML	565 ML	86.3%	10:00am 29/01/2022
Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah) View historical dam levels	14, 192 ML	14, 443 ML	101.8%	8:36am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
Somerset On 6 November 2020, the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy approved an application by Seqwater to amend the full supply levels for Somerset Dam and Wivenhoe Dam (part of the Somerset Dam Upgrade). 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 and Somerset dams 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	304, 859 ML	80.3%	8:19am 29/01/2022	Utilising flood storage compartment
Wappa View historical dam levels	4, 694 ML	4, 731 ML	100.8%	9:53am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling
Wivenhoe On 6 November 2020, the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy approved an application by Seqwater to amend the full supply levels for Somerset Dam and Wivenhoe Dam (part of the Somerset Dam Upgrade). 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 and Somerset dams 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	639, 449 ML	54.9%	9:35am 29/01/2022
Wyaralong View historical dam levels	102, 883 ML	103, 126 ML	100.2%	6:00am 29/01/2022	Dam is spilling

28.0%

Atkinson

Last observation: 10:00am 29/01/2022
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100.8%

Baroon Pocket

Last observation: 8:12am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
73.4%

Bill Gunn (Lake Dyer)

Last observation: 9:08am 29/01/2022
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100.6%

Borumba

Last observation: 6:00am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
101.2%

Cedar Pocket

Last observation: 9:57am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
17.0%

Clarendon

Last observation: 10:07am 29/01/2022
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83.3%

Cooloolabin

Last observation: 9:16am 29/01/2022
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102.5%

Enoggera

Last observation: 6:00am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
101.8%

Ewen Maddock

Last observation: 10:00am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
103.6%

Gold Creek

Last observation: 9:29am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
102.6%

Hinze

Last observation: 9:30am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
102.9%

Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek)

Last observation: 9:33am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
100.2%

Lake Manchester

Last observation: 9:11am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
99.6%

Leslie Harrison

Last observation: 8:24am 29/01/2022
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100.9%

Little Nerang

Last observation: 6:00am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
100.2%

Maroon

Last observation: 10:00am 29/01/2022
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Releases occurring
80.0%

Moogerah

Last observation: 10:18am 29/01/2022
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103.3%

Nindooinbah

Last observation: 7:32am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
67.3%

North Pine (Lake Samsonvale)

Last observation: 7:20am 29/01/2022
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86.3%

Poona

Last observation: 10:00am 29/01/2022
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101.8%

Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah)

Last observation: 8:36am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
80.3%

Somerset

Last observation: 8:19am 29/01/2022
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Utilising flood storage compartment
100.8%

Wappa

Last observation: 9:53am 29/01/2022
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Dam is spilling
54.9%

Wivenhoe

Last observation: 9:35am 29/01/2022
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100.2%

Wyaralong

Last observation: 6:00am 29/01/2022
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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	0.3%	99.7%
Wivenhoe	2, 080, 000 ML	0.0%	100.0%

Catchment Average
Rainfall

Rainfall
62.0mm

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RAINFALL as at Thursday, 27 January 2022

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	61, 504 ML	100.8%	-0.6	102.7
Cooloolabin	6, 817 ML	83.3%	+1.2	64.2
Ewen Maddock	16, 880 ML	101.8%	-0.7	68.7
Hinze	318, 698 ML	102.6%	-0.4	62.2
Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek)	8, 250 ML	102.9%	-2.1	80.9
Leslie Harrison	13, 148 ML	99.6%	-0.4	26.7
Little Nerang	6, 763 ML	100.9%	-0.7	62.2
North Pine (Lake Samsonvale)	144, 199 ML	67.3%	-1.1	63.0
Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah)	14, 443 ML	101.8%	0.0	70.2
Somerset	304, 859 ML	80.3%	-0.1	59.1
Wappa	4, 731 ML	100.8%	-0.9	64.2
Wivenhoe	639, 449 ML	54.9%	+0.7	22.4

Average
Daily Usage

Avg Person
157L

Change
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last 7 days

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USAGE as at Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Average residential usage information is updated every Friday afternoon.

Water consumption summary for the 14 day period ending Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Zone	Daily Production (ML)	Daily Per Capita Consumption (L/p/d)	Total Weekly Rainfall (mm)	Average Weekly Max Temperature (°C)
SEQ Service Provider Weekly LPD Report	848	157
City of Gold Coast	175	179	54.4	28.7
Logan City Council	62	146	75.6	29.2
Redland City Council	38	180	24.0	28.4
Unitywater	172	147	71.4	28.7
Urban Utilities	402	153	18.4	30.2

Residential water consumption for similar time last year (14 day period ending 20 January 2021)

Zone	SEQ	City of Gold Coast	Logan City Council	Redland City Council	Unitywater	Urban Utilities
Average daily residential consumption (L/person)	161	178	153	185	156	155

Reduced Full Supply Level for
North Pine Dam

On 27 December 2019, a Reduced Full Supply Level (RFSL) was enacted for North Pine Dam (part of the North Pine Dam Upgrade). The new level equates to a storage percentage of approximately 68% capacity. This new level will remain in place until dam improvement work is completed on North Pine Dam.

Seqwater will commence flood releases from North Pine Dam when storage levels exceed the enacted 68% Reduced Full Supply Level as a result of rainfall in the dam catchment.

Amended full supply levels for
Somerset and Wivenhoe dams

On 6 November 2020, the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy approved an application by Seqwater to amend the full supply levels for Somerset Dam and Wivenhoe Dam (part of the Somerset Dam Upgrade). 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 and Somerset dams if storage levels exceed the amended full supply levels as a result of rainfall in the dam catchments.

Somerset Dam is one of the region's oldest dams and is still an important water storage today