Upper Yarra Reservoir
Area of catchment
33,670 hectares
Type of dam
Rolled earthfill and rockfill embankment
Maximum height of main dam from river to crest
90 metres
Length measured along top of dam
610 metres
Surface area (top water level)
750 hectares
Total available capacity
200,000 megalitres
Volume as at 4/7/2009
83,136 megalitres (41.6% full)
Rainfall to 8am 4/7/2009 : 14.4 mm
These results are preliminary and are validated at the end of the month.
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Where the water goes
Supplies Silvan for distribution throughout the metropolitan area.
Date of completion
1957
| Upper Yarra Key Rainfall Facts (in mm) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Tot | |
| Wettest | 184.2 (1956) |
233.9 (1973) |
190.0 (1950) |
200.2 (1951) |
256.0 (1960) |
288.5 (1952) |
228.6 (1947) |
223.2 (1976) |
222.6 (1992) |
251.2 (1953) |
210.1 (1960) |
198.9 (1955) |
1699.9 (1952) |
| Driest | 3.2 (1990) |
0.4 (1991) |
0.8 (1951) |
16.5 (1963) |
16.4 (2001) |
23.4 (1965) |
28.8 (1994) |
24.8 (1982) |
45.8 (1981) |
44.2 (1965) |
23.6 (1982) |
4.1 (1972) |
683.6 (1997) |
| Average | 62.3 | 56.1 | 62.8 | 82.4 | 102 | 102.1 | 113.1 | 126.8 | 122.6 | 113.7 | 101.5 | 87.3 | 1132.8 |
