Cardinia : Melbourne Water's Conserve Water

Area of catchment

2,800 hectares (off stream storage) water supplied from Silvan

Type of dam

Rolled earthfill and rockfill embankment

Maximum height of main dam from river to crest

85 metres

Length measured along top of dam

1,542 metres (main bank only, saddle dams have an additional crest length of 2,841 metres)

Surface area (top water level)

1,295 hectares

Total available capacity

287,000 megalitres

Volume as at 10/3/2010

100,188 megalitres (34.9% full)

Where the water goes

Southern and southern-eastern suburbs and the Mornington Peninsula

Date of completion

1973