Greenvale Reservoir

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.

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
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

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