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Melbourne's water
storages
are currently

26.1%

Detailed information on Melbourne's water supply system. Information on Melbourne's water storages is updated daily by around 2pm, seven days a week.

Melbourne's Water Storages

Storages rose by 22 billion litres (0.7%) with the reconnection of Tarago Reservoir on 24 June 2009. This takes the total number of reservoirs servicing Melbourne to 10.

26.1% full at 4-Jul-2009

Reservoir Capacity Current Volume (ML) % Full Change since Yesterday (ML) Rainfall (mm)* to 8:00am Rainfall Data
Thomson 1,068,000 174,428 16.3 +882 15.4 Hourly data...
Upper Yarra 200,000 83,136 41.6 +607 14.4 Hourly data...
O'Shannassy 3,000 2,641 88.0 +316 Hourly data...
Maroondah 22,000 6,320 28.7 +169 20.0 Hourly data...
Sugarloaf 96,000 15,294 15.9 +247 Hourly data...
Yan Yean 30,000 5,760 19.2 0 Hourly data...
Greenvale 27,000 19,953 73.9 0 Hourly data...
Silvan 40,000 34,755 86.9 -31 16.2 Hourly data...
Cardinia 287,000 109,073 38.0 -102 Hourly data...
Tarago 37,500 22,080 58.9 0 0.0 Hourly data...
Total 1,810,500 473,440 26.1 +2088  
Storage graph 2007 - 2009

Last Updated 02-Jul-2009

Current and historical Water Storage graph

   2007     2008     2009  
100% capacity = 1810.5 GL
NB: Prior to 26 June 2009, 100% capacity = 1773 GL

View interactive storage graph for 1997-2009 (opens in a new window)

Daily Water Consumption

862ML

- Melbourne's daily water consumption to 8am today (includes Western Water and total amount used by both business and households).

Water flowing into Melbourne's main water supply reservoirs (annual totals)
Water flowing into Melbourne's main water supply reservoirs (annual totals)

What does this graph show?
Annual inflows into Melbourne's 4 major reservoirs since 1913. While ups and downs are a constant feature, the average has dropped rapidly by almost 40% in the past 12 years. This included a devastating drop in 2006, which the CSIRO had forecast could occur under a 'severe' climate change scenario in 2050.

Weekly Water Report
Weekly water report

Find out what impact rain and consumption has had on Melbourne's storage levels. Detailed storage data plus commentary from Melbourne Water. Updated each Friday.

Weekly water report

Rainfall data

Monthly rainfall totals from a network of about 130 data stations across Melbourne.

Last month's rainfall data