Plenty River (Victoria)

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.

Plenty
Course of the Plenty River
Native name	Kurrum[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), Greater Melbourne
Local government area	City of Whittlesea
Towns	Whittlesea, Mernda
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Disappointment
• location	near Humevale
• elevation	247 m (810 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Yarra River
• location	near Rosanna
• coordinates	37°44′56″S 145°5′53″E
• elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Length	47 km (29 mi)
Basin features
River system	Port Phillip catchment
Tributaries
• right	Scrubby Creek, Bruces Creek, Barber Creek
[2][3]

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

• Plenty, Victoria
• Lower Plenty, Victoria

References

1. "Plenty River: 23644". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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. "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.