Yan Yean Reservoir

Victoria, Australia

The Yan Yean Reservoir is a reservoir created by the Yan Yean Dam, an embankment dam across the Plenty River and supplemented by off-stream storage, located within the eponymous locality of Yan Yean, near Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1857 for the supply of potable water, it is the oldest water supply for Melbourne, located 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the south, and, upon completion, was the largest artificial reservoir in the world. The reservoir and dam are managed by Melbourne Water. The name Yan Yean refers to an Aboriginal leader who signed the Batman's Treaty in 1835 with the name "Yan Yan" ("young male").

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