--- title: Water storages reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia resource: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/ publisher: Bureau of Meteorology licence: CC BY 3.0 AU licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/ version: 2026-10-01 rows: 568 fields: 23 source: https://www.bom.gov.au/waterdata/services source_sha256: 36aea5c833d4b7de79029512839ec634dc0454c91a3578fb375969dad3f99b63 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Water storages reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia The dams, weirs and reservoirs whose storage volumes the Bureau of Meteorology publishes, with owner, state, coordinates and full storage volume. About 570 storages, updated weekly. Published by Bureau of Meteorology under CC BY 3.0 AU and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Bureau of Meteorology has not endorsed this site. Also called: List of dams in Australia with capacity, Dam capacities Australia, Water storage stations Bureau of Meteorology. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/v/2026-10-01/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.csv (154 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.xlsx (89 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.json (380 KB) - geojson: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.geojson (431 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.parquet (55 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.sqlite (184 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.duckdb (300 KB) - gpkg: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.gpkg (250 KB) - geo.parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.geo.parquet (54 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.ndjson (374 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.arrow (66 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.csv.gz (32 KB) Pinned version 2026-10-01: `https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/v/2026-10-01/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/au-water-storages/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/au-water-storages/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/au-water-storages/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/au-water-storages/aggregate?group=state&metric=count Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `station_no` | string | station_no | | | `station_name` | string | station_name | | | `latitude` | number | latitude | | | `longitude` | number | longitude | | | `data_owner` | string | data_owner | The owner as the Bureau labels it, with the state or territory first. | | `state` | string | state | | | `full_storage_volume_ml` | number | full_storage_volume_ml | | | `dead_storage_volume_ml` | number | dead_storage_volume_ml | | | `full_storage_level_m` | number | full_storage_level_m | | | `dead_storage_level_m` | number | dead_storage_level_m | | | `regulation` | string | regulation | | | `sa2_2021_code` | string | (spine: sa2) | Code of the Statistical Area Level 2 (2021) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-sa2-2021, not published by the publisher. | | `sa2_2021_name` | string | (spine: sa2) | Name of the Statistical Area Level 2 (2021) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-sa2-2021, not published by the publisher. | | `lga_2025_code` | string | (spine: lga) | Code of the Local Government Area (2025) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-lga-2025, not published by the publisher. | | `lga_2025_name` | string | (spine: lga) | Name of the Local Government Area (2025) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-lga-2025, not published by the publisher. | | `sal_2021_code` | string | (spine: suburb) | Code of the Suburb and Locality (2021) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-suburbs-localities-2021, not published by the publisher. | | `sal_2021_name` | string | (spine: suburb) | Name of the Suburb and Locality (2021) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-suburbs-localities-2021, not published by the publisher. | | `poa_2021_code` | string | (spine: postcode) | Code of the Postal Area (2021) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-postal-areas-2021, not published by the publisher. | | `poa_2021_name` | string | (spine: postcode) | Name of the Postal Area (2021) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-postal-areas-2021, not published by the publisher. | | `sed_2025_code` | string | (spine: state_electorate) | Code of the State Electoral Division (2025) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-state-electoral-divisions-2025, not published by the publisher. | | `sed_2025_name` | string | (spine: state_electorate) | Name of the State Electoral Division (2025) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-state-electoral-divisions-2025, not published by the publisher. | | `ced_2025_code` | string | (spine: federal_electorate) | Code of the Commonwealth Electoral Division (2025) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-federal-electoral-divisions-2025, not published by the publisher. | | `ced_2025_name` | string | (spine: federal_electorate) | Name of the Commonwealth Electoral Division (2025) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-federal-electoral-divisions-2025, not published by the publisher. | Key: `station_no`. ## Versions - 2026-10-01: 568 rows, 23 fields, sha256 36aea5c833d4. https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/v/2026-10-01/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/history.tar.zst ## Same subject, other publishers - [Reservoir volumes, metropolitan Adelaide](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-reservoir-volumes/) (SA) - [Daily storage volume of Melbourne Water's dams, 1940 to 2020](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-melbourne-water-daily-storage/) (Vic) - [Water storages and their capacity, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-water-storages/) (Vic) - [Monthly water storage levels, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-water-storage-levels/) (Vic) - [Open surface water gauging stations, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-surface-water-gauging-stations/) (Qld) - [Air quality monitoring by hour, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-air-quality/) (ACT) - [Lakes and rivers water quality samples, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-lakes-rivers-water-quality/) (ACT) - [Recreational lakes and rivers water quality, ACT, 2019-20 season](https://publicdata.au/d/act-recreational-water-quality-2019-20/) (ACT) - [Recreational lakes and rivers water quality, ACT, 2018-19 season](https://publicdata.au/d/act-recreational-water-quality-2018-19/) (ACT) - [Beachwatch swim sites with pollution forecasts and latest water quality, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-beachwatch-sites/) (NSW) - [Bushfire and prescribed burn history, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-fire-history/) (SA) - [River Murray predicted flood extent at 100 GL a day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-river-murray-flood-100gl/) (SA) ## Attribution and citation Bureau of Meteorology, © Commonwealth of Australia, Water Data Online, Storage Volume stations, sourced 30 September 2026, https://www.bom.gov.au/waterdata/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: Bureau of Meteorology, © Commonwealth of Australia, Water Data Online, Storage Volume stations, sourced 30 September 2026, https://www.bom.gov.au/waterdata/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/v/2026-10-01/ Harvard: Bureau of Meteorology (2026) Water storages reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, version 2026-10-01 [data set], CC BY 3.0 AU, sourced 30 September 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/v/2026-10-01/ Markdown: Data: [Water storages reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia](https://www.bom.gov.au/waterdata/), Bureau of Meteorology, [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/), sourced 30 September 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/v/2026-10-01/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Water storages reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/v/2026-10-01/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Water storages reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/v/2026-10-01/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 568 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/au-water-storages/v/2026-10-01/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### How often is Water storages reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology updated? BoM releases it weekly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Water storages reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology commercially? Yes. CC BY 3.0 AU allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Water storages reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology? No. The publisher is Bureau of Meteorology, and its page is https://www.bom.gov.au/waterdata/. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.csv with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### What coordinate system does Water storages reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology use? Latitude and longitude in decimal degrees as the Bureau publishes them. The GeoJSON file uses the same coordinates, which is what GeoJSON expects. ### Which SA2, council area, suburb, postcode, state electorate and federal electorate is each row of Water storages reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology in? Each row with coordinates carries the SA2 (2021), Council area (LGA 2025), Suburb or locality (2021), Postcode (postal area 2021), State electorate (2025) and Federal electorate (2025) its point falls in, with the code of each. This site joins them by location against the ABS boundaries, https://publicdata.au/d/abs-sa2-2021/, https://publicdata.au/d/abs-lga-2025/, https://publicdata.au/d/abs-suburbs-localities-2021/, https://publicdata.au/d/abs-postal-areas-2021/, https://publicdata.au/d/abs-state-electoral-divisions-2025/, https://publicdata.au/d/abs-federal-electoral-divisions-2025/, and BoM did not publish them. The schema marks each one as joined and names the boundary version. A row without coordinates, or a point outside every area, has them blank. Place columns from Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 boundaries, Australian Bureau of Statistics, licensed under CC BY 4.0. ### What is this list? Every station that reports a storage volume to the Bureau of Meteorology's Water Data Online, about 570 stations on dams, weirs and reservoirs, with the owner as the Bureau labels it, the state, coordinates, the full and dead storage volumes in megalitres and the full and dead storage levels in metres where the owner supplied them, and the regulation clause the data is reported under. A large dam can have more than one station, as Lake Argyle has several. ### Why do some storages have no capacity? About a third of the stations carry no full storage volume in the Bureau's attributes, mostly small or minor storages. The cells are null. The daily volumes for every station are in the companion dataset of daily water storage levels. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.csv`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/au-water-storages.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/au-water-storages.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.