SEQ dam levels
As at Friday 7 August 2020, the current drinking water supply capacity of the SEQ Water Grid is 62.2% which is a 0.3% decrease from 31 July 2020. The Grid makes up nearly 90% of South East Queensland’s total water storage volume. See below for further breakdowns.
Please note dam level and rainfall data is updated daily.
| Dam |
Current drinking water volume (ML) |
% full |
Change in volume past 7 days (%) |
Catchment average rainfall past 7 days (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baroon Pocket | 55, 003 ML | 90.2% | -0.3 | 10.8 |
| Cooloolabin | 6, 050 ML | 73.9% | -1.2 | 12.8 |
| Ewen Maddock | 9, 136 ML | 55.1% | -0.7 | 9.9 |
| Hinze | 287, 669 ML | 92.6% | -0.5 | 19.2 |
| Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek) | 8, 120 ML | 101.3% | -0.3 | 16.1 |
| Leslie Harrison | 11, 625 ML | 88.0% | -0.5 | 12.2 |
| Little Nerang | 6, 130 ML | 91.4% | +0.7 | 19.2 |
| North Pine (Lake Samsonvale) | 126, 018 ML | 58.8% | -0.5 | 9.2 |
| Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah) | 13, 448 ML | 94.8% | -0.2 | 8.2 |
| Somerset | 295, 255 ML | 77.7% | -0.1 | 7.7 |
| Wappa | 4, 699 ML | 100.1% | -0.2 | 12.8 |
| Wivenhoe | 537, 298 ML | 46.1% | -0.7 | 8.2 |
* Catchment rainfall is the average of rainfalls recorded in and around the dam catchment.
** On 21 January 2016, temporary full supply levels were enacted for Somerset Dam and Wivenhoe Dam (part of the Somerset Dam Improvement Project). These equate to storage percentages of approximately 80% for Somerset Dam and 90% for Wivenhoe Dam. These temporary 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 enacted temporary full supply levels as a result of rainfall in the dam catchments.
*** On 27 December 2019, a Reduced Full Supply Level was enacted for North Pine Dam (part of the North Pine Dam Improvement Project). 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.
SEQ water consumption figures
Water consumption summary for the 14 day period ending Wednesday, 5 August 2020
| 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 | 795 | 148 | ||
| City of Gold Coast | 154 | 158 | 128.4 | 21.8 |
| Logan City Council | 59 | 144 | 85.0 | 22.0 |
| Redland City Council | 32 | 149 | 95.8 | 21.5 |
| Unitywater | 166 | 147 | 82.8 | 20.9 |
| Urban Utilities | 384 | 146 | 46.6 | 22.3 |
Residential water consumption for similar time last year (14 day period ending 7 August 2019)
|
Zone |
SEQ |
City of Gold Coast |
Logan City Council |
Redland City Council |
Unitywater |
Urban Utilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Average daily residential consumption (L/person) |
172 |
184 |
166 |
171 |
166 |
172 |
