Upper Yarra Reservoir is filled by rainfall received by the surrounding catchment, and also stores water transferred from Thomson Reservoir.
The water from Upper Yarra Reservoir is transferred to Silvan Reservoir, and can also supply townships along the way. From Silvan, water can be distributed throughout metropolitan Melbourne.
Key facts
The dam at Upper Yarra Reservoir is a rolled earthfill and rockfill embankment, and was completed in 1957.
- Catchment area: 33,670 hectares
- Surface area: 750 hectares
- Total capacity: 200,579 megalitres
- Dam height: 90 metres
- Dam length: 610 metres
Rainfall over the years
View highlights from our historical rainfall data for Upper Yarra Reservoir, including annual rainfall, monthly averages, and the wettest and driest years by month.
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Annual rainfall at Upper Yarra (1940-2021)
Monthly rainfall records (mm)
Last updated: January 2022
| Month | Wettest | Driest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 184.2 (1956) | 3.2 (1990) | 62.6 |
| February | 233.9 (1973) | 0.4 (1991) | 54.4 |
| March | 190.0 (1950) | 0.8 (1951) | 62.3 |
| April | 200.2 (1951) | 16.5 (1963) | 80.7 |
| May | 256.0 (1960) | 16.4 (2001) | 100.3 |
| June | 288.5 (1952) | 23.4 (1965) | 102.2 |
| July | 228.6 (1947) | 28.8 (1994) | 112.2 |
| August | 223.2 (1976) | 24.8 (1982) | 126.2 |
| September | 222.6 (1992) | 45.8 (1981) | 119.8 |
| October | 251.2 (1953) | 19.6 (2015) | 108.3 |
| November | 210.1 (1960) | 23.6 (1982) | 99.2 |
| December | 198.9 (1955) | 4.1 (1972) | 85.0 |
| Annual total | 1699.9 (1952) | 683.6 (1997) | 1113.2 |
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