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Melbourne Water

Melbourne's water
storages
are currently

32.7%

Greenvale Reservoir

Greenvale Reservoir

Area of catchment
350 hectares (off stream storage)

Type of dam
Rolled earthfill and rockfill embankment

Maximum height of main dam from river to crest
52 metres

Length measured along top of dam
2500 metres

Surface area (top water level)
174 hectares

Total available capacity
27,000 megalitres

Volume as at 21/8/2008
20,352 megalitres (75.4% full)

Where the water goes
Northern-western and western suburbs

Date of completion
1971


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