Plenty River (Victoria)

For the river in the Northern Territory of Australia, see Plenty River (Northern Territory).

Plenty
Course of the Plenty River
Native nameKurrum (Woiwurrung)[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), Greater Melbourne
Local government areaCity of Whittlesea
TownsWhittlesea, Mernda
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Disappointment
 • locationnear Humevale
 • elevation247 m (810 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Yarra River
 • location
near Rosanna
 • coordinates
37°44′56″S 145°5′53″E / 37.74889°S 145.09806°E / -37.74889; 145.09806
 • elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Length47 km (29 mi)
Basin features
River systemPort Phillip catchment
Tributaries 
 • rightScrubby Creek, Bruces Creek, Barber Creek
[2][3]

The Plenty River is a perennial river[1] of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the north-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]

View of the great dividing range from Plenty Gorge. Jan 2021

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. ^ a b "Plenty River: 23644". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Plenty River: 23644: Historical information". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Map of Plenty River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  4. ^ "The Wallaby Creek Aqueduct". The Argus. National Library of Australia. 17 August 1883. p. 9. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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