Sugarloaf : Melbourne Water's Conserve Water
Courtesy of Simon Craig
Area of catchment
915 hectares (off stream storage)
Type of dam
Rolled rockfill embankment with upstream concrete face
Maximum height of main dam from river to crest
89 metres
Length measured along top of dam
1,050 metres (main bank only, saddle dams have an additional length of 690 metres)
Surface area (top water level)
440 hectares
Total available capacity
96,000 megalitres
Volume as at 27/8/2008
34,711 megalitres (36.2% full)
Where the water goes
Northern, western and central suburbs.
Date of completion
1981