Silvan Reservoir
Area of catchment
900 hectares (off stream storage)
Type of dam
Earthfill embankment with reinforced concrete core wall
Maximum height of main dam from river to crest
40 metres
Length measured along top of dam
650 metres
Surface area (top water level)
333 hectares
Total available capacity
40,445 megalitres
Volume as at 30/7/2010
35,590 megalitres (88.0% full)
Rainfall to 8am 30/7/2010 : 0.4 mm
These results are preliminary and are validated at the end of the month.
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Where the water goes
Water from Silvan is transferred to most parts of Melbourne’s metropolitan area. Silvan is the heart of the transfer system. Silvan also stores water from the Upper Yarra system for transfer to Cardinia.
Date of completion
1932
| Silvan Key Rainfall Facts (in mm) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Tot | |
| Wettest | 221.2 (1963) |
258.8 (1939) |
244.3 (1931) |
330.2 (1935) |
327.7 (1944) |
259.8 (1952) |
299.5 (1952) |
302.5 (1939) |
302.5 (1957) |
277.6 (1934) |
223.8 (1954) |
318.8 (1934) |
1786.9 (1952) |
| Driest | 3.8 (1990) |
0.0 (1956) |
2.3 (1951) |
0.0 (1923) |
8.4 (1934) |
21.1 (1972) |
32.0 (2001) |
30.8 (1982) |
31.5 (1961) |
24.1 (1938) |
10.7 (1927) |
4.6 (1972) |
724.3 (1997) |
| Average | 63.7 | 65.6 | 66.7 | 100.5 | 114.9 | 108.1 | 115.2 | 122.6 | 116.3 | 118.6 | 101.7 | 90.5 | 1184.4 |
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