Head to Blackburn Lake Sanctuary for find out what you can do to keep all our waterways pollution and litter free! Melbourne Water will have the interactive catchment model so you can see how pollution enters our waterways.
133 years ago, Melbourne Water started transferring water across the city from what is now known as the Maroondah Dam, via a network of aqueducts, now that same structure has evolved into one of the city’s most impressive responsive water supply systems.
A Melbourne Water waterways monitoring program has led to the discovery of a 24-year-old male platypus – the oldest ever recorded in the wild - astounding researchers and biologists.
Gardiners Creek
Hoddles Creek
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Kororoit Creek
Little Yarra River
Maribyrnong River (all year)
Maribyrnong River (winter-fill)