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
88.5%

Change
+0.1%

last 7 days

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Catchment Average
Rainfall

Rainfall
161.1mm

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Average
Daily Usage

Avg Person
164L

Change
-1L

last month

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Water Grid
Storage Capacity

0

Capacity
88.5%

Change
+0.1%

last 7 days

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DAM LEVELS as at 2:00am, 22 December 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.

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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	24, 750 ML	81.4%	1:00am 22/12/2024
Baroon Pocket View historical dam levels	61, 000 ML	61, 991 ML	101.6%	2:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Bill Gunn (Lake Dyer) View historical dam levels	6, 947 ML	6, 949 ML	100.0%	1:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Borumba View historical dam levels	46, 000 ML	46, 666 ML	101.4%	2:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Cedar Pocket View historical dam levels	735 ML	756 ML	102.8%	2:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Clarendon View historical dam levels	24, 276 ML	14, 638 ML	60.3%	12:00am 22/12/2024
Cooloolabin View historical dam levels	8, 183 ML	8, 350 ML	102.0%	1:23am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Enoggera View historical dam levels	4, 262 ML	4, 481 ML	105.1%	1:35am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Ewen Maddock View historical dam levels	16, 587 ML	17, 100 ML	103.1%	1:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Gold Creek View historical dam levels	801 ML	1, 037 ML	129.5%	1:19am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Hinze View historical dam levels	310, 730 ML	323, 985 ML	104.3%	2:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek) View historical dam levels	8, 018 ML	8, 212 ML	102.4%	2:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Lake Manchester View historical dam levels	26, 217 ML	26, 431 ML	100.8%	1:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Leslie Harrison View historical dam levels	13, 206 ML	13, 418 ML	101.6%	1:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Little Nerang View historical dam levels	6, 705 ML	6, 773 ML	101.0%	2:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
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, 521 ML	100.5%	8:54am 19/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Moogerah View historical dam levels	83, 765 ML	86, 271 ML	103.0%	1:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
Nindooinbah View historical dam levels	213 ML	217 ML	101.6%	1:30am 22/12/2024	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, 116 ML	67.2%	2:00am 22/12/2024
Poona View historical dam levels	655 ML	628 ML	95.8%	1:30am 22/12/2024
Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah) View historical dam levels	14, 192 ML	14, 374 ML	101.3%	2:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling
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	303, 451 ML	79.9%	1:00am 22/12/2024	Utilising flood storage compartment
Wappa View historical dam levels	4, 694 ML	4, 775 ML	101.7%	12:53am 22/12/2024	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	1, 059, 420 ML	90.9%	10:27pm 21/12/2024	Utilising flood storage compartment
Wyaralong View historical dam levels	102, 883 ML	104, 063 ML	101.1%	1:00am 22/12/2024	Dam is spilling

81.4%

Atkinson

Last observation: 1:00am 22/12/2024
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101.6%

Baroon Pocket

Last observation: 2:00am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
100.0%

Bill Gunn (Lake Dyer)

Last observation: 1:00am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
101.4%

Borumba

Last observation: 2:00am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
102.8%

Cedar Pocket

Last observation: 2:00am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
60.3%

Clarendon

Last observation: 12:00am 22/12/2024
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102.0%

Cooloolabin

Last observation: 1:23am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
105.1%

Enoggera

Last observation: 1:35am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
103.1%

Ewen Maddock

Last observation: 1:00am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
129.5%

Gold Creek

Last observation: 1:19am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
104.3%

Hinze

Last observation: 2:00am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
102.4%

Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek)

Last observation: 2:00am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
100.8%

Lake Manchester

Last observation: 1:00am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
101.6%

Leslie Harrison

Last observation: 1:00am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
101.0%

Little Nerang

Last observation: 2:00am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
100.5%

Maroon

Last observation: 8:54am 19/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
103.0%

Moogerah

Last observation: 1:00am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
101.6%

Nindooinbah

Last observation: 1:30am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
67.2%

North Pine (Lake Samsonvale)

Last observation: 2:00am 22/12/2024
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95.8%

Poona

Last observation: 1:30am 22/12/2024
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101.3%

Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah)

Last observation: 2:00am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
79.9%

Somerset

Last observation: 1:00am 22/12/2024
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Utilising flood storage compartment
101.7%

Wappa

Last observation: 12:53am 22/12/2024
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Dam is spilling
90.9%

Wivenhoe

Last observation: 10:27pm 21/12/2024
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Utilising flood storage compartment
101.1%

Wyaralong

Last observation: 1:00am 22/12/2024
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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	0.1%	99.9%
Wivenhoe	2, 203, 000 ML	0.4%	99.6%

Catchment Average
Rainfall

Rainfall
161.1mm

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RAINFALL as at Saturday, 21 December 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	61, 991 ML	101.6%	+0.0	209.8
Cooloolabin	8, 350 ML	102.0%	-1.1	293.7
Ewen Maddock	17, 100 ML	103.1%	-0.6	126.9
Hinze	323, 985 ML	104.3%	+1.2	121.2
Lake Macdonald (Six Mile Creek)	8, 212 ML	102.4%	-6.2	134.1
Leslie Harrison	13, 418 ML	101.6%	-10.5	118.2
Little Nerang	6, 773 ML	101.0%	+0.0	121.2
North Pine (Lake Samsonvale)	144, 116 ML	67.2%	-0.4	200.3
Sideling Creek (Lake Kurwongbah)	14, 374 ML	101.3%	-0.5	148.9
Somerset	303, 451 ML	79.9%	+0.2	158.1
Wappa	4, 775 ML	101.7%	-4.2	293.7
Wivenhoe	1, 059, 420 ML	90.9%	+9.1	99.6

Average
Daily Usage

Avg Person
164L

Change
-1L

last month

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USAGE as at Wednesday, 27 November 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, 27 November 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	902	164
City of Gold Coast	177	174	190.8	27.0
Logan City Council	76	171	188.7	28.5
Redland City Council	40	190	177.2	26.9
Unitywater	186	153	191.0	27.7
Urban Utilities	423	161	213.4	28.6

Residential water consumption for similar time last year (28 day period ending 29 November 2023)

Zone	SEQ	City of Gold Coast	Logan City Council	Redland City Council	Unitywater	Urban Utilities
Average daily residential consumption (L/person)	171	186	160	197	172	163

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%.