SAFETY ALERT! Flooding

63.97%

2026-03-10 12:00:00 DAM CAPACITY 63.97% 35.38M HEIGHT 467,077ML VOLUME

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Awoonga Dam data

Historical storage levels

Storage Level Date Level (m AHD) Volume (ML) Capacity (%) Surface Area (ha)
Historical reference – Lowest Level 4-Feb-03 20.84 57,803 7.44 1,298
Historical reference – 2nd Lowest Level 3-Feb-08 29.113 253,372 32.62 3,204
FSL and Overflow of 40m Spillway – Latest overflow event (1st spill day) 3-Jan-18 40.03 778,900 100.26 6,791
Historical reference – Highest Spill level recorded 27-Jan-13 48.3 1,498,586 192.9 10,810