SEQ dam levels
The current drinking water supply capacity of the SEQ Water Grid is 75.1%, which is a 0.4% decrease from 7 December 2018. The Grid makes up nearly 90% of South East Queensland’s total water storage volume. See below for further breakdowns:
|
Dam
|
Current drinking water volume
|
Change in volume past 7 days
(%)
|
Catchment rainfall past
7 days
(mm)*
|
|
(ML)
|
(%)
|
|
Wivenhoe**
|
779,887
|
66.9
|
- 0.3
|
11.9
|
|
Somerset**
|
288,323
|
75.9
|
- 0.2
|
24.4
|
|
North Pine
|
164,900
|
76.9
|
- 0.6
|
5.4
|
|
Hinze
|
296,572
|
95.4
|
- 0.5
|
4.2
|
|
Baroon Pocket
|
59,711
|
97.9
|
- 0.2
|
59.9
|
|
Leslie Harrison
|
11,687
|
88.5
|
- 1.2
|
0.6
|
|
Ewen Maddock
|
15,671
|
94.5
|
- 0.1
|
33.2
|
|
Cooloolabin
|
7,411
|
90.8
|
- 0.4
|
59.5
|
|
Lake Kurwongbah
|
8,284
|
96.4
|
- 1.1
|
8.3
|
|
Lake Macdonald
|
7,939
|
99.0
|
unchanged
|
13.1
|
|
Little Nerang
|
5,617
|
83.8
|
+ 0.1
|
4.2
|
|
Wappa
|
4,688
|
99.9
|
+ 1.5
|
59.5
|
* 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.
SEQ water consumption figures
Water consumption summary for the 14 day period ending Wednesday, 12 December 2018
|
Zone
|
SEQ
|
Central SEQ
|
Gold Coast
|
Redland
|
Scenic Rim
|
Sunshine Coast
|
|
Average daily production (ML)
|
987
|
647
|
193
|
41
|
5.8
|
99
|
|
Average daily residential consumption (L/person)
|
202
|
198
|
215
|
209
|
140
|
206
|
|
Total rainfall (mm)
|
|
0.6
|
7.2
|
39.8
|
-
|
18.8
|
|
Temperature oC
|
|
30.0
|
27.9
|
28.9
|
31.1
|
28.4
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential water consumption for similar time last year (14 day period ending Wednesday 13 December 2017)
|
Zone
|
SEQ
|
Central SEQ
|
Gold Coast
|
Redland
|
Scenic Rim
|
Sunshine Coast
|
|
Average daily residential consumption (L/person)
|
159
|
151
|
180
|
169
|
103
|
175
|
