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The Plenty River is a
The river is impounded by the Toorourrong Reservoir and is the source of
perennial river
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of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the north-eastern Greater Melbourne region
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of the Australia
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n state of Victoria.
Course and features
The Plenty River rises in the forested slopes of Mount Disappointment, northwest of . The river flows generally south, joined by three minortributaries
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, before reaching its confluence
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with the Yarra River
The Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, ( Kulin languages: ''Berrern'', ''Birr-arrung'', ''Bay-ray-rung'', ''Birarang'', ''Birrarung'', and ''Wongete'') is a perennial river in south-central Victoria, Australia.
The lower s ...
southeast of . The river descends over its course
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.
The river is impounded by the Toorourrong Reservoir and is the source of Melbourne
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's first major water supply
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reservoir
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, the Yan Yean Reservoir, completed in 1857.
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, VictoriaReferences
Rivers of Victoria (Australia) Port Phillip and Western Port catchment Rivers of Port Phillip (region) Tributaries of the Yarra River Shire of Nillumbik City of Whittlesea City of Banyule {{VictoriaAU-river-stub