Watts River
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The Watts River is a tributary of the Yarra River
. It rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range
, north east of Healesville, Victoria
, Australia
and joins the Yarra River near Healesville. Tributaries of the river include Donnelly and New Chum Creeks.
The river became part of Melbourne's water supply system in 1891, with the construction of a diversion weir and the Maroondah Aqueduct. At this time the catchments were closed and cleared of human habitation. The river was dammed in 1927 to form Maroondah Reservoir
. It is largely contained in the forested reservoir catchment within the Yarra Ranges National Park
.
Yarra River
The Yarra River, originally Birrarung, is a river in east-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established in 1835 and today Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches...
. It rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range
Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the third longest in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 km from Dauan Island off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through...
, north east of Healesville, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and joins the Yarra River near Healesville. Tributaries of the river include Donnelly and New Chum Creeks.
The river became part of Melbourne's water supply system in 1891, with the construction of a diversion weir and the Maroondah Aqueduct. At this time the catchments were closed and cleared of human habitation. The river was dammed in 1927 to form Maroondah Reservoir
Maroondah Reservoir
The Maroondah Reservoir is a small reservoir used to supply water to Melbourne, Victoria.Constructed in the 1920s by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, it is a concrete gravity dam. It is now operated by Melbourne Water....
. It is largely contained in the forested reservoir catchment within the Yarra Ranges National Park
Yarra Ranges National Park
Yarra Ranges is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 92 km east of Melbourne. It covers the headwaters of the Yarra River in the ranges themselves and several water catchments for Melbourne's domestic water supply....
.