O'Shannassy River

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The O'Shannassy River is a river in the south of the Australian state of Victoria, and a tributary of the Yarra River. It rises on the southern slopes of Mount Observation in the Yarra Ranges National Park, part of the Great Dividing Range, about 80 km east of Melbourne. From there it flows south to the O'Shannassy reservoir, a reservoir, which is involved in the water supply Melbourne. At the foot of the dam it sets its course to the south continued and opens between Warburton and McMahons Creek in the Yarra River ..

The catchment area of ​​the River O'Shannassy is recognized by the State Conservation Council as an important, naturbelassenenes catchment.

The river is by John O'Shannassy, the second Prime Minister of Victoria, named.