Yan Yean Reservoir

Yan Yean Reservoir

Infobox lake
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type = reservoir
inflow = Plenty River
outflow = Plenty River
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basin_countries = Australia
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volume = 29 mio m³
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Yan Yean Reservoir is the oldest water supply for the city of Melbourne, Australia. It is built on the Plenty River a tributary of the Yarra River, 30 km north of the city. A 9.5 metre embankment holds back 29 million cubic metres of water. At the time of its construction in 1870 it was the largest artificial reservoir in the world.Fact|date=February 2007

It was designed by James Blackburn, a former London sanitary inspector and, later, a transported convict.


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