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