The Silvan Reservoir is located in
Silvan about east of
Melbourne
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Victoria, Australia. It has a capacity of .
The reservoir is operated by
Melbourne Water.
Operations
Silvan is an off-stream storage reservoir, meaning that most of the water is sourced from other reservoirs as the actual catchment area of for Silvan is small. Water for Silvan is transferred from
Upper Yarra,
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(via Upper Yarra) reservoirs.
In turn, Silvan directly supplies water to many of Melbourne's eastern suburbs as well as other off-stream storage reservoirs, including
Cardinia and
Greenvale.
History
A severe drought in 1914 forced the government to search for a new water supply to handle Melbourne's ever-increasing needs. Construction took place between 1926 and 1931. It was officially opened on 7 July 1931.
[
] The reservoir was long, wide, creating a reservoir that is deep.
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In 1983, the wall started to show cracks and remedial works were undertaken. The picnic ground was added to the Silvan Reservoir Park at this time,]Parks Victoria
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References
External links
Melbourne Water website - Silvan Reservoir
Reservoirs in Victoria (state)
Melbourne Water catchment
Rivers of Greater Melbourne (region)
1931 establishments in Australia
Buildings and structures in the Shire of Yarra Ranges
Dams completed in 1931
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