Greenvale Reservoir
| Greenvale Dam | |
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 The reservoir with Roxburgh Park in the background, 2009 | |
  Greenvale Dam Location of the reservoir and dam in Victoria | |
 Interactive map of Greenvale Dam | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Greenvale, North Melbourne, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 37°38′06″S 144°54′01″E / 37.635067°S 144.900162°E |
| Purpose | Water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 18 April 1973 |
| Built by | Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works |
| Operator | Melbourne Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
| Impounds |
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| Height (foundation) | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Length | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) |
| Dam volume | 6,900×103 m3 (240×106 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 40 m3/s (1,400 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Greenvale Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 27,500 ML (22,300 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | c. 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 174 ha (430 acres) |
| Maximum length | 1.92 km (1.19 mi) |
| Maximum width | 1.33 km (0.83 mi) |
| Normal elevation | 164 m (538 ft) AHD |
| Website melbournewater.com.au | |
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The Greenvale Reservoir is a reservoir formed by the Greenvale Dam, an earth-filled embankment dam across the upper Yuroke Creek, also fed by an off-stream storage, located in the suburb of Greenvale and to the west of Roxburgh Park, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1973, the impoundment serves as a source of supply of potable water for Greater Metropolitan Melbourne.
The reservoir and dam is operated by Melbourne Water.[2]
Dam and reservoir overview
[edit]The earth-filled dam wall is 52 metres (171 ft) high and 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) long. When full, the resultant reservoir has a storage capacity of 27,500 megalitres (22,300 acre⋅ft) and covers 174 hectares (430 acres), drawn from a catchment area of 7 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi), with an additional 3.5 square kilometres (860 acres) serving as the catchment for the off-stream storage. The uncontrolled spillway has a discharge capacity of 40 cubic metres per second (1,400 cu ft/s).[1][3]
Reservoir
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In addition to damming the Yuroke Creek, a major tributary of the Moonee Ponds Creek, the reservoir is fed by an aqueduct from the Silvan Reservoir. It was opened on 18 April 1973 and was designed to supply drinking water to Melbourne's northern and western suburbs.[4][5]
The Greenvale Reservoir Park, located adjacent to the south and west of the dam wall, contains picnic tables, a playground and barbecues, and is managed by Parks Victoria. The 37-hectare (91-acre) urban park was temporarily closed in 2014, because of the need for work to strengthen the dam wall.[6] Despite the remedial work being completed, most of the park remained closed,[7] despite occasional promises to reopen it,[8] until December 2025 when the full extent of the park was reopened.[9][10]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Register of Large Dams Australia-2015" (Excel. Requires download. Row 217). ANCOLD. January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ Greater Melbourne (31st ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Melway. 2004. p. 179.
- ↑ "Greenvale Reservoir". Melbourne Water. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Essendon's Water Supply". The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter. No. 1452. Victoria, Australia. 10 January 1918. p. 4 (Morning). Retrieved 30 March 2017 – via Trove. National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "The Water Supply". The Age. No. 22, 148. Victoria, Australia. 30 March 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 30 March 2017 – via Trove. National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Greenvale Reservoir" (PDF). Sitech. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ Carey, Adam (30 August 2024). "The massive Melbourne waterside park that's off limits to residents". The Age. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ "Revitalising Valuable Green Space In Melbourne's North". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ Allan, Jacinta (9 December 2025). "Greenvale Reservoir Park Reopened With Major Upgrades" (Press release). Premier of Victoria. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Greenvale Reservoir Park". parks.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
External links
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Media related to Greenvale Reservoir at Wikimedia Commons
- "Greenvale Reservoir". Melbourne Water. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- "Greenvale Reservoir Park". Parks Victoria. n.d. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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