Water

We balance the catchment of water that feeds a complex hydropower system to generate renewable energy with providing paddlers, rowers and fishers access to the lakes, rivers and lagoons they enjoy.

Water flow levels

The information every thrill-seeking canoeist and kayaker needs. Tasmania can be paradise, but river flows and levels can change rapidly. So know the facts and be careful.

Rainfall

We love rain! But some folks aren't so keen. Our gauges around Tasmania offer detailed local information. Please check the Bureau of Meteorology website for flood warnings.

Lake levels

Planning a boating or fishing trip? Decisions to make? Be safe, and make the most of your trip by getting up-to-date information here on 40 different waterways.

Water releases

You can request specific water levels and river flows for recreational or other purposes.

Water management

Our hydropower system uses water from six major river catchments. We manage the water according to strong guidelines.

We use system modelling, including current and historical water level and flow data, to set long-term storage targets. We use that modelling to manage changing inflows - balancing the risk of shortfall against the risk of spill.
We provide water to support other users, including irrigators, at prices designed only to recover costs.

Recreational water releases

Tasmanians love water, so managing our water resources means balancing recreation with energy generation, irrigation, town water supply, aquaculture, aesthetics and biodiversity.

The community get to enjoy our rivers, lakes and lagoons and we provide water releases for whitewater rafting on the King River, rowing on Lake Barrington and paddling and access to our lakes for kayaking, paddling and boating.

Fishing

Fishing is a popular passtime in Tasmania. We manage lake levels so that fly fishers have the best environment to fish for trout.

Working also alongside our partners Marine and Safety Tasmania and the Inland Fisheries Service to build and maintain boat ramps and jetties and providing information fishers need like lake levels and water levels so they can plan safe and enjoyable fishing trips.

Irrigation

We provide water to support irrigation and urban water supplies.

Many of the irrigation schemes that supply water to farmers and the town water supplies source their water from our storages. We work with Tasmanian Irrigation and TasWater so they can meet users requirements.

Environment

We are passionate about keeping Tasmania's water resources healthy for future generations. Environmental protection and research is a core part of our business.

We conduct research to keep water ecosystems healthy at our lakes, rivers and lagoons and work hard to protect threatened species.

Welcome to your water map

The interactive map below gives you all the information you need to get out on water managed by Hydro Tasmania.

Use the Legend to choose what information you would like to see on the map, then click on a marker to identify a site and access further details. You can also use the Search icon to find specific sites.

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Energy in storage

6635

current gwh Energy in Storage

46.0

current % of Full Storage Energy

As at 20/01/2025.
Updated on the first working day of the week.

Energy storage

This shows our estimate of the amount of energy we can produce from the water stored in our lake and river systems.

View PDF here >

Energy storage - historical data

This shows the changes in storage levels over time.

View Excel file here >