The Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, is a perennial river in south-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the Yarra are where Victoria's state capital Melbourne was established in 1835, and today metropolitan Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches. From its source in the Yarra Ranges, …
The Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, is a perennial river in south-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the Yarra are where Victoria's state capital Melbourne was established in 1835, and today metropolitan Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches. From its source in the Yarra Ranges, it flows 242 kilometres west through the Yarra Valley which opens out into plains as it winds its way through Greater Melbourne before emptying into Hobsons Bay in northernmost Port Phillip Bay.
Etymology: Bunwurrung (Aboriginal Australian languages): Yarro-yarro, "ever-flowing"
Nickname(s): The Yarra
Country: Australia
State: Victoria
Region: South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Central Victoria
LGA: City of Hobsons Bay · City of Port Phillip · City of Melbourne · City of Yarra · City of Darebin · City of Boroondara · City of Banyule · City of Manningham · Shire of Nillumbik · Yarra Ranges Shire
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