Plenty River (Victoria)
| Plenty (Kurrum[1]) | |
| River[2] | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Regions | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), Greater Melbourne |
| Local government area | City of Whittlesea |
| Part of | Port Phillip catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Scrubby Creek, Bruces Creek, Barber Creek |
| Towns | Whittlesea, Mernda |
| Source | Mount Disappointment |
| - location | near Humevale |
| - elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Yarra River |
| - location | near Rosanna |
| - elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°44′56″S 145°5′53″E / 37.74889°S 145.09806°ECoordinates: 37°44′56″S 145°5′53″E / 37.74889°S 145.09806°E |
| Length | 47 km (29 mi) |
| Reservoir | Toorourrong Reservoir |
 Course of the Plenty River
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The Plenty River is a perennial river[1] of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the south-eastern Greater Melbourne region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Course and features
The Plenty River rises in the forested slopes of Mount Disappointment, northwest of Humevale. The river flows generally south, joined by three minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Yarra River southeast of Rosanna. The river descends 227 metres (745 ft) over its 47-kilometre (29 mi) course.[3]
The river is impounded by the Toorourrong Reservoir[3] and is the source of Melbourne's first major water supply reservoir, the Yan Yean Reservoir, completed in 1857.[4]
Along the lower reaches of the river, both the Plenty River Trail and the Rosanna Golf Club can be located.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Plenty River: 23644". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Plenty River: 23644: Historical information". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Map of Plenty River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "The Wallaby Creek Aqueduct". The Argus (National Library of Australia). 17 August 1883. p. 9. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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