Yarra River - the lifeblood of Melbourne Dight’s Falls, Collingwood
Yarra River - the lifeblood of Melbourne Dight’s Falls, Collingwood.
Jan 17, 2016
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Yarra River - the lifeblood of Melbourne
Dight’s Falls, Collingwood
Water extraction from the Yarra River(median daily flow at Warrandyte)
urban use
other uses
river flow
urban use
other uses
river flow
1965 - 2003The future?
Inflows down 20%Usage up 25% (320 400 Gl)
flow-stressed a river sacrificed!
“Depleting the Yarra further is not a sustainable water strategy.”
“Sustainability is not a cliché: it means living within the available resources.”
Prof Miles LewisUniversity of Melbourne
Our Yarra RiverCreek !
Upper Yarra level gauge
Yarra Riverkeepers
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