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Macquarie River at Burrendong Dam

Live river level · updated 1 h 1 min ago421078

330.16 m ▶

No flood classes yet · steady

Peak watch · no gauges upstream of this one on the main stem.

River height at Burrendong Dam

Macquarie River at Burrendong Dam is 330.16 m, steady, well below normal, as at Mon, 2 Nov, 3:46 pm.

Level330.16 m

Trendsteady

vs normalwell below normal

River system

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26 Oct – 2 NovNo classesHeight is each gauge against its OWN normal — the 90 days ending a month ago, so the water it is being compared with is not this event. The dotted line is that normal, the next line up its 90th percentile. Not metres, which differ by gauge. Colour is the flood class it has crossed. Dashed ring = too little record to place.

Level history

Hover the chart to read any past height.

Historical peaks

When	Peak	Class

The biggest separate floods here since 2021 — all the record this gauge has. Each row is one event's highest reading. Crests within a fortnight of each other are one flood arriving and receding, not two. Pick one to lay it over the chart.

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Questions about this gauge

What is the river height at Burrendong Dam now?: Macquarie River at Burrendong Dam is 330.16 m, steady, well below normal, as at Mon, 2 Nov, 3:46 pm.
Where is the Burrendong Dam river gauge?: It is gauge 421078 on the Macquarie River, at Burrendong Dam, New South Wales. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.
Is more water on its way to Burrendong Dam?: Not according to the gauges upstream: none of them has risen while this one has stayed level. Floodway compares this gauge with the ones above it and reports what their shared record says about how long past rises took to arrive. It does not forecast, so this is a statement about now and not about later.
What is the highest the Macquarie River has been at Burrendong Dam?: The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 339.67 m, on 9 September 2026. Earlier or larger floods may predate what this gauge has recorded.
Is the Macquarie River high at Burrendong Dam right now?: Macquarie River at Burrendong Dam is 330.16 m, steady, well below normal, as at Mon, 2 Nov, 3:46 pm.

Floodway is decision support, not an official warning service. For warnings, see the Bureau of Meteorology. What the flood classes mean →

About this gauge

Burrendong Dam (gauge 421078) measures the Macquarie River in New South Wales. More gauges on this river are known but awaiting verification, and travel-time estimates will appear once reach calibration has been reviewed.

Floodway shows levels from the Bureau of Meteorology’s national water data service, compared against the Bureau’s flood classifications for this location. During events, always follow official BoM flood warnings and VicSES advice.

Heights at this gauge are Australian Height Datum (AHD) — gauge zero sits at 0.000 m. Drainage basin: MACQUARIE-BOGAN RIVERS.

Named floods

Peaks are computed from the readings stored for this gauge over each named event window — verify against official records before relying on them (docs/VERIFICATION.md §5).

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Questions about this gauge

What is the river height at Burrendong Dam now?

Macquarie River at Burrendong Dam is 330.16 m, steady, well below normal, as at Mon, 2 Nov, 3:46 pm.

Where is the Burrendong Dam river gauge?

It is gauge 421078 on the Macquarie River, at Burrendong Dam, New South Wales. Floodway shows its readings; it does not own or maintain the gauge.

Is more water on its way to Burrendong Dam?

Not according to the gauges upstream: none of them has risen while this one has stayed level. Floodway compares this gauge with the ones above it and reports what their shared record says about how long past rises took to arrive. It does not forecast, so this is a statement about now and not about later.

What is the highest the Macquarie River has been at Burrendong Dam?

The highest reading in Floodway’s record for this gauge is 339.67 m, on 9 September 2026. Earlier or larger floods may predate what this gauge has recorded.

Is the Macquarie River high at Burrendong Dam right now?

Macquarie River at Burrendong Dam is 330.16 m, steady, well below normal, as at Mon, 2 Nov, 3:46 pm.

Floodway is decision support, not an official warning service. For warnings, see the Bureau of Meteorology. What the flood classes mean →

About this gauge

Heights at this gauge are Australian Height Datum (AHD) — gauge zero sits at 0.000 m. Drainage basin: MACQUARIE-BOGAN RIVERS.