Greenvale Reservoir

Last updated

Greenvale Reservoir
Greenvale Reservoir 2.jpg
Greenvale Reservoir with Roxburgh Park in the background, 2009
Victoria map Melbourne inset.png
Red pog.svg
Greenvale Reservoir
LocationVictoria
Coordinates 37°37′53.62″S144°54′17.78″E / 37.6315611°S 144.9049389°E / -37.6315611; 144.9049389
Type reservoir
Primary inflows pipeline from Silvan Reservoir
Primary outflows Yuroke Creek
Catchment area Yarra
Basin  countriesAustralia
Built1973
Max. length1.92 kilometres (1.19 mi)
Max. width1.33 kilometres (0.83 mi)
Surface area174 ha (430 acres)
Islands Tower near south end of reservoir
SettlementsGreenvale, Victoria

Greenvale Reservoir is an off-stream water storage dam in northern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is situated in the upper Yuroke Creek catchment, the major tributary of the Moonee Ponds Creek. It is in the north of the suburb of Greenvale and to the west of Roxburgh Park.

The reservoir has a capacity of 27,000 ML (950 million cu ft). It was opened 18 April 1973 and is now managed by Melbourne Water. [1] The reservoir was designed to supply drinking water to Melbourne's northern and western suburbs. [2] [3]

The Greenvale Reservoir Park, to the south and west of the dam, contained picnic tables, a playground and barbecues, and is managed by Parks Victoria. The park was closed in 2014, because of the need for work to strengthen the dam wall. [4] Although the remedial work has been completed, most of the park remains closed, [5] despite occasional promises to reopen it. [6] The northern section is open to pedestrian traffic. [7]

Greenvale Reservoir, February 2017 Greenvalereservoir-feb2017-200dpi.jpg
Greenvale Reservoir, February 2017

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yarra River</span> River in Victoria, Australia

The Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, is a perennial river in south-central Victoria, Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reservoir, Victoria</span> Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Reservoir is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Darebin local government area. Reservoir recorded a population of 51,096 at the 2021 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greenvale, Victoria</span> Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Greenvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km (12 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Greenvale recorded a population of 21,274 at the 2021 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roxburgh Park, Victoria</span> Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Roxburgh Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km (13 mi) north of the central business district, located within the City of Hume local government area. Roxburgh Park recorded a population of 24,129 at the 2021 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westmeadows, Victoria</span> Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Westmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km (9.9 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Westmeadows recorded a population of 6,502 at the 2021 census.

Christmas Hills is a town in Victoria, Australia, 35 km (22 mi) north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Christmas Hills recorded a population of 365 at the 2021 census.

Melbourne Water is an Australian statutory authority owned by the Victorian State Government, which controls and manages much of the water bodies and supplies in metropolitan Melbourne, the capital of Victoria. Its jurisdiction includes all the reservoirs, lakes, wetlands, canals and urban creeks, and the sewerage and drainage systems that services the city.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moonee Ponds Creek</span>

The Moonee Ponds Creek is a creek and major tributary of the Yarra River running through urban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from northern to inner suburbs. In 2004 a reporter for The Age described it as "arguably the most abused tributary of the Yarra River, and part of the true underside of Melbourne".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Silvan Reservoir</span> Reservoir in Silvan, Victoria

The Silvan Reservoir is located in Silvan about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It has a capacity of 40,000 ML (1.4 billion cu ft). The reservoir is operated by Melbourne Water.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yan Yean Reservoir</span> Reservoir in Australia

Yan Yean Reservoir is the oldest water supply for the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. At the time of its completion in 1857 it was the largest artificial reservoir in the world. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the city within the eponymous locality of Yan Yean, and is built on the Plenty River, a tributary of the Yarra River. An embankment 9.5 metres (31 ft) high holds back 30,000 ML (1.1 billion cu ft) of water.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Upper Yarra Reservoir</span> Reservoir in Victoria

The Upper Yarra Reservoir is located east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, beyond Warburton within the locality of Reefton. Water from Upper Yarra Reservoir supplies towns in the upper Yarra Valley, and Silvan Reservoir, which transfers water to most parts of Melbourne.

Cairn Curran reservoir is situated along the Loddon River near the townships of Baringhup, Newstead and Welshmans Reef in Victoria, Australia. Constructed between 1947 and 1956.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cardinia Reservoir</span> Dam in Greater Melbourne, Victoria

Cardinia Reservoir is an Australian man-made water supply saddle dam reservoir. The 287,000 ML water store is located in Emerald–Clematis–Dewhurst in south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. Construction started in May 1970 and was completed in 1973 at a cost of more than A$11.4 million. The dam that creates the impoundment is called the Cardinia Dam.

Lauriston Reservoir is a reservoir in Victoria, Australia, with a maximum capacity of 19,800 megalitres. The dam that created it, located 9 km west of Kyneton along Lauriston Reservoir Road, was constructed from 1938 to 1941 and has a spillway that measures 77 metres. The site is a popular picnic ground as one can fish there, and barbecue facilities are available. The reservoir is known to contain redfin perch, rainbow and brown trout, roach and cod.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lakes and reservoirs of Melbourne</span>

Melbourne is the capital city of southeastern Australian state of Victoria and also the nation's second most populous city, and has been consistently voted one of the most liveable cities in the world. Located on the northern/eastern coastal plains of Port Phillip Bay, the city is one of the drier capital cities in Australia, but due to its relatively flat terrain and the runoffs fed from surrounding highlands, still has many lakes, ponds and wetlands, mainly managed by Melbourne Water and Parks Victoria. The larger waterbodies are used for water sports, mostly boating but some are used for recreational activities like swimming, water skiing or model boating.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maroondah Dam</span> Dam in near Healesville Victoria

The Maroondah Dam is a rock-foundation concrete gravity dam with an uncontrolled rock-chute spillway across the Watts River, located in the Central region of the Australian state of Victoria. The storage created by the dam is called Maroondah Reservoir. The principal purpose of the dam and its reservoir is to supply potable water for Greater Metropolitan Melbourne.

The O'Shannassy Reservoir is an Australian man-made water supply dammed reservoir. The 3.123 GL water store across the O'Shannassy River is located near the locality of McMahons Creek, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Melbourne, Victoria. The dam that creates the impoundment is called the O'Shannassy Dam.

The Watts River is a perennial river of the Port Phillip and Western Port catchment, located in the Healesville area, in the Central region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Toorourrong Reservoir is a small water supply reservoir located on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The reservoir is formed by the Toorourrong Dam across the Plenty River, and an interbasin transfer. The dam is operated by Melbourne Water and the reservoir forms part of the Melbourne water supply system. Water from the Toorourrong Reservoir flows by aqueduct to the Yan Yean Reservoir.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Water management in Victoria</span>

Water management in Victoria deals with the management of water resources in and by the Australian State of Victoria.

References

  1. Melway Greater Melbourne 31st edition 2004 page 179
  2. "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 National Library of Australia.
  3. "The Water Supply". The Age . No. 22, 148. Victoria, Australia. 30 March 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 30 March 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Greenvale Reservoir" (PDF). Sitech. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. Carey, Adam (30 August 2024). "The massive Melbourne waterside park that's off limits to residents". The Age. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. "Revitalising Valuable Green Space In Melbourne's North". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. "Greenvale Reservoir Park". parks.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 19 November 2023.