Silvan : Melbourne Water's Conserve Water
Courtesy of Simon Craig
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
40,000 megalitres
Volume as at 6/7/2008
35,621 megalitres (89.1% full)
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 and can be seen as the most important reservoir. Silvan also stores water form the Upper Yarra system for transfer to Cardinia.
Date of completion
1932