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
81.6%

Change
-0.3%

last 7 days

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Catchment Average
Rainfall

Rainfall
13.1mm

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Average
Daily Usage

Avg Person
160L

Change
unchanged

last month

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Water Grid
Storage Capacity

0

Capacity
81.6%

Change
-0.3%

last 7 days

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DAM LEVELS as at 6:00am, 16 September 2024

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	22, 882 ML	75.3%	5:00am 16/09/2024
Baroon Pocket View historical dam levels	61, 000 ML	60, 287 ML	98.8%	6:00am 16/09/2024
Bill Gunn (Lake Dyer) View historical dam levels	6, 947 ML	6, 772 ML	97.5%	5:00am 16/09/2024
Borumba View historical dam levels	46, 000 ML	45, 786 ML	99.5%	6:00am 16/09/2024
Cedar Pocket View historical dam levels	735 ML	714 ML	97.1%	6:00am 16/09/2024
Clarendon View historical dam levels	24, 276 ML	13, 902 ML	57.3%	4:46am 16/09/2024
Cooloolabin View historical dam levels	8, 183 ML	7, 657 ML	93.6%	6:00am 16/09/2024
Enoggera Sensor is OAA. View historical dam levels	4, 262 ML	4, 236 ML	99.4%	5:00am 16/09/2024
Ewen Maddock View historical dam levels	16, 587 ML	16, 357 ML	98.6%	6:00am 16/09/2024
Gold Creek View historical dam levels	801 ML	746 ML	93.2%	5:00am 16/09/2024
Hinze View historical dam levels	310, 730 ML	300, 174 ML	96.6%	6:00am 16/09/2024
Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek) View historical dam levels	8, 018 ML	7, 875 ML	98.2%	6:00am 16/09/2024
Lake Manchester View historical dam levels	26, 217 ML	26, 073 ML	99.5%	4:00am 16/09/2024
Leslie Harrison View historical dam levels	13, 206 ML	12, 333 ML	93.4%	5:00am 16/09/2024
Little Nerang View historical dam levels	6, 705 ML	6, 125 ML	91.3%	6:00am 16/09/2024
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, 188 ML	99.7%	5:00am 16/09/2024
Moogerah View historical dam levels	83, 765 ML	78, 086 ML	93.2%	5:00am 16/09/2024
Nindooinbah View historical dam levels	213 ML	209 ML	98.2%	4:30am 16/09/2024
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	135, 091 ML	63.0%	4:00am 16/09/2024
Poona View historical dam levels	655 ML	569 ML	86.8%	5:30am 16/09/2024
Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah) View historical dam levels	14, 192 ML	14, 053 ML	99.0%	6:00am 16/09/2024
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	300, 233 ML	79.0%	5:00am 16/09/2024
Wappa View historical dam levels	4, 694 ML	4, 710 ML	100.3%	3:53am 16/09/2024	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	933, 493 ML	80.1%	5:30am 16/09/2024
Wyaralong View historical dam levels	102, 883 ML	101, 989 ML	99.1%	5:00am 16/09/2024

75.3%

Atkinson

Last observation: 5:00am 16/09/2024
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98.8%

Baroon Pocket

Last observation: 6:00am 16/09/2024
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97.5%

Bill Gunn (Lake Dyer)

Last observation: 5:00am 16/09/2024
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99.5%

Borumba

Last observation: 6:00am 16/09/2024
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97.1%

Cedar Pocket

Last observation: 6:00am 16/09/2024
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57.3%

Clarendon

Last observation: 4:46am 16/09/2024
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93.6%

Cooloolabin

Last observation: 6:00am 16/09/2024
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99.4%

Enoggera

Last observation: 5:00am 16/09/2024
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98.6%

Ewen Maddock

Last observation: 6:00am 16/09/2024
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93.2%

Gold Creek

Last observation: 5:00am 16/09/2024
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96.6%

Hinze

Last observation: 6:00am 16/09/2024
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98.2%

Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek)

Last observation: 6:00am 16/09/2024
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99.5%

Lake Manchester

Last observation: 4:00am 16/09/2024
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93.4%

Leslie Harrison

Last observation: 5:00am 16/09/2024
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91.3%

Little Nerang

Last observation: 6:00am 16/09/2024
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99.7%

Maroon

Last observation: 5:00am 16/09/2024
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93.2%

Moogerah

Last observation: 5:00am 16/09/2024
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98.2%

Nindooinbah

Last observation: 4:30am 16/09/2024
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63.0%

North Pine (Lake Samsonvale)

Last observation: 4:00am 16/09/2024
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86.8%

Poona

Last observation: 5:30am 16/09/2024
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99.0%

Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah)

Last observation: 6:00am 16/09/2024
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79.0%

Somerset

Last observation: 5:00am 16/09/2024
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100.3%

Wappa

Last observation: 3:53am 16/09/2024
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Dam is spilling
80.1%

Wivenhoe

Last observation: 5:30am 16/09/2024
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99.1%

Wyaralong

Last observation: 5:00am 16/09/2024
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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
13.1mm

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RAINFALL as at Sunday, 15 September 2024

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	60, 287 ML	98.8%	-0.5	10.7
Cooloolabin	7, 657 ML	93.6%	-1.4	14.7
Ewen Maddock	16, 357 ML	98.6%	-0.1	21.4
Hinze	300, 174 ML	96.6%	-0.4	17.6
Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek)	7, 875 ML	98.2%	-0.7	14.6
Leslie Harrison	12, 333 ML	93.4%	-0.8	9.4
Little Nerang	6, 125 ML	91.3%	-1.3	17.6
North Pine (Lake Samsonvale)	135, 091 ML	63.0%	-0.3	6.1
Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah)	14, 053 ML	99.0%	-0.4	12.3
Somerset	300, 233 ML	79.0%	+0.1	12.3
Wappa	4, 710 ML	100.3%	unchanged	14.7
Wivenhoe	933, 493 ML	80.1%	-0.3	12.3

Average
Daily Usage

Avg Person
160L

Change
unchanged

last month

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USAGE as at Wednesday, 28 August 2024

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, 28 August 2024

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	881	160
City of Gold Coast	170	168	98.6	23.1
Logan City Council	73	165	80.4	24.1
Redland City Council	38	179	92.8	22.5
Unitywater	186	153	113.0	23.5
Urban Utilities	414	157	71.2	24.3

Residential water consumption for similar time last year (28 day period ending 31 August 2023)

Zone	SEQ	City of Gold Coast	Logan City Council	Redland City Council	Unitywater	Urban Utilities
Average daily residential consumption (L/person)	169	178	169	196	164	164

Dam Improvement Program and Reduced Full Supply Level 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 level.

The changes mean Wivenhoe Dam storage will be maintained at 90% full supply level, Somerset Dam 80% full supply level and North Pine 68% full supply level until upgrades are completed.

The reduced full supply levels mean the SEQ Water Grid at full supply is approximately 88%.