Greenvale Reservoir

Greenvale Reservoir
Greenvale Reservoir
	Greenvale Reservoir with Roxburgh Park in the background, 2009
	Greenvale Reservoir
Location	Victoria
Coordinates	37°37′53.62″S 144°54′17.78″E / 37.6315611°S 144.9049389°E
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	pipeline from Silvan Reservoir
Primary outflows	Yuroke Creek
Catchment area	Yarra
Basin countries	Australia
Built	1973
Max. length	1.92 kilometres (1.19 mi)
Max. width	1.33 kilometres (0.83 mi)
Surface area	174 ha (430 acres)
Islands	Tower near south end of reservoir
Settlements	Greenvale, 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]

References

^ Melway Greater Melbourne 31st edition 2004 page 179
^ "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.
^ "The Water Supply". The Age. No. 22, 148. Victoria, Australia. 30 March 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 30 March 2017 – via 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.
^ "Greenvale Reservoir Park". parks.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

External links

Greenvale Reservoir Park Archived 26 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Parks Victoria
Greenvale Reservoir, Fact Sheet from Melbourne Water

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[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.

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v t e Waterways of the Melbourne Water catchment, Victoria, Australia
Rivers	Bass Bunyip Don Lang Lang Lerderderg Little (Greater Geelong) Little Bass Little Lang Lang Little Yarra Maribyrnong O'Shannassy Patterson Plenty Tarago The Old Watts Werribee Yarra
Creeks	Andersons (Manningham) Arthurs Ararat Back (Cardinia) Balcombe Balliang Banyule Barbers Baxter Big Pats Blind Bolinda Boyd Britannia Bruces Brushy Cannibal Cardinia Cement Charlies Cherry Cockatoo Coranderrk (ex-Badger) Corhanwarrabul Dale Dandenong Darebin Deep (Cardinia) Deep (Hume) Diamond (Cardinia) Diamond (Nillumbik) Dixons Djerriwarrh Drum Drum Alloc Dunns Edgars Emu Eumemmerring Gisborne Glass Goodmans Hoddles Jackson Jones Kananook King Parrot (Baw Baw) Konagaderra Koonung Koonung Kooyongkoot (ex-Gardiners) Kororoit Labertouche Lollipop Longview Main Manton Mccrae Merlynston Merri Moonee Ponds Mordialloc Mullum Mullum Musk O'Mahoney's Olinda Pauls Parwan Pheasant Pykes Pyrites Reilies Riddells Ruffey Running (Nillumbik) Scrubby Skeleton Spring (Moorabool) Starvation Steels Stony (Maribyrnong) Stony (Mornington) Taylors Toolern Toomuc Wandin Yallock Warringine Watsons Woori Yallock Yallock
Lakes	Albert Park Lake Caribbean Lake Cardinia Reservoir Cherry Lake Devilbend Reservoir Greenvale Reservoir Lillydale Lake Lysterfield Lake Maroondah Reservoir Melton Reservoir Merrimu Reservoir Pykes Creek Reservoir Rosslynne Reservoir Ruffey Lake Silvan Reservoir Sugarloaf Reservoir Tarago Reservoir Upper Yarra Reservoir Yan Yean Reservoir
Drains	Bunyip Main Drain Wylies Drain
Other	Port Phillip Western Port
Rivers of Victoria Lakes of Victoria Melbourne Water catchment

v t e Water supply in Victoria, Australia
Greater Metropolitan Melbourne dams / reservoirs by capacity	Thomson 1.123 million ML (247 billion imp gal; 297 billion US gal) Cardinia 287,000 ML (63 billion imp gal; 76 billion US gal) Upper Yarra 200,000 ML (44 billion imp gal; 53 billion US gal) Sugarloaf 96,000 ML (21 billion imp gal; 25 billion US gal) Silvan 40,000 ML (8.8 billion imp gal; 11 billion US gal) Tarago 37,500 ML (8.2 billion imp gal; 9.9 billion US gal) Yan Yean 30,000 ML (6.6 billion imp gal; 7.9 billion US gal) Greenvale 27,000 ML (5.9 billion imp gal; 7.1 billion US gal) Maroondah 22,000 ML (4.8 billion imp gal; 5.8 billion US gal) O'Shannassy 3,000 ML (660 million imp gal; 790 million US gal) Anakie Melton Toorourrong
Regional dams / reservoirs	Allen Blue Rock Bostock Dartmouth Eildon Eppalock Glenmaggie Korweinguboora Laanecoorie Lauriston Malsmbury Marengo Moondara Painkalac Rocklands Stony Creek Upper Coliban Waranga Dam West Barwon West Gellibrand and Olangolah Reservoirs and No.4 & No.5 Basins Wurdee Boluc Boga Cairn Curran Catani Guthridge Mokoan Mulwala Nagambie Narracan William Hovell
Other water sources / facilities	Altona Treatment Plant Eastern Treatment Plant Western Treatment Plant Victorian Desalination Plant
Water companies and government agencies	Barwon Water Central Highlands Water Coliban Water Goulburn–Murray Water Goulburn Valley Water Greater Western Water Melbourne Water South East Water (Australia) Southern Rural Water Yarra Valley Water Catchment Management Authority (Victoria) Corangamite CMA East Gippsland CMA Glenelg Hopkins CMA Mallee CMA Port Phillip and Westernport CMA West Gippsland CMA Minister for Water (Victoria)
Historical	William Davidson William Thwaites Bittern Devilbend Terang City West Water