Plenty River (Victoria)

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

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.

Plenty
Course of the Plenty River
Native name	Kurrum (Woiwurrung)[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
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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

• Australia portal

• Plenty, Victoria
• Lower Plenty, Victoria