Plenty River (Victoria)

Plenty (Kurrum)
River
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Regions	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), Greater Melbourne
Local government area	City of Whittlesea
Part of	Port Phillip catchment
Tributaries
- right	Scrubby Creek, Bruces Creek, Barber Creek
Towns	Whittlesea, Mernda
Source	Mount Disappointment
- location	near Humevale
- elevation	247 m (810 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Yarra River
- location	near Rosanna
- elevation	20 m (66 ft)
- coordinates
Length	47 km (29 mi)
Reservoir	Toorourrong Reservoir
Course of the Plenty River Course of the Plenty River

The Plenty River is a perennial river of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the south-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.

The river is impounded by the Toorourrong Reservoir and is the source of Melbourne's first major water supply reservoir, 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, Victoria