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Melbourne Water

Melbourne's water
storages
are currently

64.9%

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
26,839 megalitres

Volume as at 7/2/2012
20,551 megalitres (76.6% full)

Where the water goes
Northern-western and western suburbs

Date of completion
1971

Greenvale Key Rainfall Facts (in mm)
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDecTot
Wettest 85.2
(1980)
179.6
(2005)
136.2
(2001)
147.6
(1974)
116.2
(1974)
128.2
(1977)
110.6
(1987)
112.4
(1975)
104.6
(1984)
152.6
(2000)
146.8
(2010)
146.6
(1985)
838.8
(1974)
Driest 1.4
(2009)
0.6
(1991)
6.0
(1998)
9.0
(2008)
8.8
(2005)
10.2
(1974)
12.4
(1994)
20.2
(1977)
14.4
(2007)
6.8
(2007)
14.8
(1982)
3.6
(1972)
368.8
(1997)
Average 44.7 45.9 42.6 47.9 45.8 46.1 44.3 53.4 53.7 60.1 63.9 52.1 600.4

 

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