page_title: Yan Yean, Victoria
hierarchical_section_title: Yan Yean, Victoria
caption_attribution_description: English: Yan Yean Reservoir in Victoria view from North. Yan Yean village is in the background behind the reservoir
context_page_description: Yan Yean is a locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government areas are the City of Whittlesea and the Shire of Nillumbik. At the 2016 census, Yan Yean had a population of 252.
  Yan Yean contains Yan Yean Reservoir. Melbourne's first reservoir, a 560 hectare lake with a capacity of 30,000 megalitres, was first established in December 1853 and provides water to Melbourne's northern and central suburbs. A park around the reservoir, managed by Parks Victoria, offers picnic, barbecue and walking facilities.
context_section_description: Yan Yean is a locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government areas are the City of Whittlesea and the Shire of Nillumbik. At the 2016 census, Yan Yean had a population of 252.
  Yan Yean contains Yan Yean Reservoir. Melbourne's first reservoir, a 560 hectare lake with a capacity of 30,000 megalitres, was first established in December 1853 and provides water to Melbourne's northern and central suburbs. A park around the reservoir, managed by Parks Victoria, offers picnic, barbecue and walking facilities.
caption: Yan Yean Reservoir
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