Greenvale Reservoir is an off-stream water storage dam in northern

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. It has a capacity of . The dam was opened 18 April 1973 and is now managed by

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. It is situated in the upper Yuroke Creek catchment, the major tributary of the

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. It is in the north of the suburb of Greenvale and to the west of

Roxburgh Park Roxburgh Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Hume Local government areas of Victoria, local government area ...

. The Greenvale Reservoir Park contains picnic tables, a playground and barbecues, and is managed by

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. It lies to the south and west of the dam. Greenvalereservoir-feb2017-200dpi

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Fact Sheet from Melbourne Water Reservoirs in Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Water catchment Rivers of Greater Melbourne (region) Parks in Victoria (Australia) 1973 establishments in Australia City of Hume {{Melbourne-geo-stub