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Coordinates: 37°42′27″S 144°31′08″E / 37.70750°S 144.51889°E / -37.70750; 144.51889
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| name_other = The Lerdy<ref name=lerdy>{{cite web |url=http://www.wombatforestcare.org.au/index.php?page=Lerdy_flows_again |title=At long last the Lerdy flows again |work=Issues and campaigns: Water catchment |publisher=Wombat Forestcare Inc |date=2010 |accessdate=7 April 2014 }}</ref>
| name_other = The Lerdy<ref name=lerdy>{{cite web |url=http://www.wombatforestcare.org.au/index.php?page=Lerdy_flows_again |title=At long last the Lerdy flows again |work=Issues and campaigns: Water catchment |publisher=Wombat Forestcare Inc |date=2010 |access-date=7 April 2014 }}</ref>
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| nickname = The Lerdy<ref name=lerdy>{{cite web |url=http://www.wombatforestcare.org.au/index.php?page=Lerdy_flows_again |title=At long last the Lerdy flows again |work=Issues and campaigns: Water catchment |publisher=Wombat Forestcare Inc |date=2010 |accessdate=7 April 2014 }}</ref>
| nickname = The Lerdy<ref name=lerdy>{{cite web |url=http://www.wombatforestcare.org.au/index.php?page=Lerdy_flows_again |title=At long last the Lerdy flows again |work=Issues and campaigns: Water catchment |publisher=Wombat Forestcare Inc |date=2010 |access-date=7 April 2014 }}</ref>
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| river_system = [[Port Phillip]] catchment
| river_system = [[Port Phillip]] catchment
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| tributaries_left = [[The Old River]], [[Goodman Creek]]
| tributaries_left = [[The Old River]], Goodman Creek
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| custom_data = [[Lerderderg State Park]]
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| extra = <ref name=vicnames>{{cite web|url=https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=19449|title=Lerderderg River: 19449|work=Vicnames |publisher=[[Government of Victoria (Australia)|Government of Victoria]] |date=2 May 1966|accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=bonzle>{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=204733&cmd=sp|title=Map of Lerderderg River, VIC|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref>
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The '''Lerderderg River''' (known locally as ''The Lerdy''<ref name=lerdy/>) is a [[perennial stream|perennial river]] of the [[Port Phillip]] catchment, located in the [[Western District (Victoria)|Western District]] region of the [[Australia]]n state of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].
The '''Lerderderg River''' (known locally as ''The Lerdy''<ref name=lerdy/>) is a [[perennial stream|perennial river]] of the [[Port Phillip]] catchment, located in the [[Western District (Victoria)|Western District]] region of the [[Australia]]n state of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].


==Location and features==
==Location and features==
The Lerderderg River rises below the Blackwood Ranges, part of the [[Great Dividing Range]], in the Lerderderg State Forest, near the locality of {{VICcity|Blackwood}}. The river flows generally south by east in a highly meandering [[watercourse|course]], joined by two minor [[tributary|tributaries]], before reaching its [[confluence]] with the [[Werribee River]] within the [[Melton Reservoir]], southeast of [[Bacchus Marsh]]. The river descends approximately {{convert|383|m}} over its {{convert|40|km}} course.<ref name=bonzle/>
The Lerderderg River rises below the Blackwood Ranges, part of the [[Great Dividing Range]], in the Lerderderg State Forest, near the locality of {{VICcity|Blackwood}}. The river flows generally south by east in a highly meandering [[watercourse|course]], through the [[Lerderderg Gorge]] within the [[Wombat State Forest]] where it is joined by two minor [[tributary|tributaries]], [[The Old River]] and Goodman Creek, before reaching its [[confluence]] with the [[Werribee River]] within the [[Melton Reservoir]], southeast of [[Bacchus Marsh]]. The river descends approximately {{convert|383|m}} over its {{convert|40|km}} course.<ref name=bonzle/>


A diversion in the river's course, called the [[Lerderderg River diversion tunnel]], located approximately {{convert|25|km}} upriver from Bacchus Marsh, was constructed between 1855 and 1870. The tunnel was driven through a [[Spur (topography)|mountain spur]] in a horseshoe bend, diverting the river, and allowing the exposed river bed to be sluiced for alluvial gold.<ref name=LSP>{{cite web |title=Lerderderg State Park Visitor Guide |work=Park Notes |publisher=[[Parks Victoria]] |date=December 2010 |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/315690/Park-note-Lerderderg-State-Park.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=27 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Historic Gold Mining Sites in the South West Region of Victoria, Report on Cultural Heritage |work=Victorian Goldfields Project |publisher=Department of Natural Resources and Environment |date=August 1999 |url=http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/44565/SouthWestRegionfinalreport.pdf |format=PDF |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5x1yz1OYR?url=http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/44565/SouthWestRegionfinalreport.pdf |archivedate= 8 March 2011 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>
A diversion in the river's course, called the [[Lerderderg River diversion tunnel]], located approximately {{convert|25|km}} upriver from Bacchus Marsh, was constructed between 1855 and 1870. The tunnel was driven through a [[Spur (topography)|mountain spur]] in a horseshoe bend, diverting the river, and allowing the exposed river bed to be sluiced for alluvial gold.<ref name=LSP>{{cite web |title=Lerderderg State Park Visitor Guide |work=Park Notes |publisher=[[Parks Victoria]] |date=December 2010 |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/315690/Park-note-Lerderderg-State-Park.pdf |format=PDF |access-date=27 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Historic Gold Mining Sites in the South West Region of Victoria, Report on Cultural Heritage |work=Victorian Goldfields Project |publisher=Department of Natural Resources and Environment |date=August 1999 |url=http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/44565/SouthWestRegionfinalreport.pdf |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315152542/http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/44565/SouthWestRegionfinalreport.pdf |archive-date= 15 March 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The river is known for the [[Lerderderg Gorge]] Picnic Ground, camping, bushwalking, and fishing. In earlier days, gold was mined in the upper reaches, and some of the old mines (considered dangerous to enter) can be seen as you travel along the [[sluice]] on the east bank, which previously fed into those mines. The water has slowed down to a trickle for the past few years{{When|date=October 2012}} because of a severe [[Drought in Australia|drought]], but there are still a few popular swimming spots along the river, including "Harry's Hole", "Third Hole", and "The Pit", all of which are in the Lerderderg Gorge.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}
The river is known for the [[Lerderderg Gorge]] Picnic Ground, camping, bushwalking, and fishing. In earlier days, gold was mined in the upper reaches, and some of the old mines (considered dangerous to enter) can be seen as you travel along the [[sluice]] on the east bank, which previously fed into those mines. The water slowed to a trickle during the severe [[Drought in Australia|drought]] of 2007. Even when not flowing, there are still a few popular swimming spots along the river, including "Harry's Hole", "Third Hole", and "The Pit", all of which are in the Lerderderg Gorge.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}


The river is traversed by the [[Western Freeway (Victoria)|Western Freeway]] northeast of Bacchus Marsh.<ref name=bonzle/>
The river is traversed by the [[Western Freeway (Victoria)|Western Freeway]] northeast of Bacchus Marsh.<ref name=bonzle/>


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Lerderderg Track]]
*[[Lerderderg Track]]
*[[List of rivers of Australia]]
*[[List of rivers of Australia]]
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Lerderderg
The Lerdy[1]
Lerderderg River, near Darley
Lerderderg River is located in Victoria
Lerderderg River
Location of the Lerderderg River mouth in Victoria
Nickname(s)The Lerdy[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionVictorian Midlands (IBRA), Western District
Local government areaMoorabool
TownBacchus Marsh
Physical characteristics
SourceBlackwood Ranges, Great Dividing Range
 • locationLerderderg State Forest
 • coordinates37°29′37″S 144°21′36″E / 37.49361°S 144.36000°E / -37.49361; 144.36000
 • elevation474 m (1,555 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Werribee River
 • location
within the Melton Reservoir
 • coordinates
37°42′27″S 144°31′08″E / 37.70750°S 144.51889°E / -37.70750; 144.51889
 • elevation
91 m (299 ft)
Length40 km (25 mi)
Basin features
River systemPort Phillip catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftThe Old River, Goodman Creek
National parkLerderderg State Park
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The Lerderderg River (known locally as The Lerdy[1]) is a perennial river of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the Western District region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Location and features

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The Lerderderg River rises below the Blackwood Ranges, part of the Great Dividing Range, in the Lerderderg State Forest, near the locality of Blackwood. The river flows generally south by east in a highly meandering course, through the Lerderderg Gorge within the Wombat State Forest where it is joined by two minor tributaries, The Old River and Goodman Creek, before reaching its confluence with the Werribee River within the Melton Reservoir, southeast of Bacchus Marsh. The river descends approximately 383 metres (1,257 ft) over its 40 kilometres (25 mi) course.[3]

A diversion in the river's course, called the Lerderderg River diversion tunnel, located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) upriver from Bacchus Marsh, was constructed between 1855 and 1870. The tunnel was driven through a mountain spur in a horseshoe bend, diverting the river, and allowing the exposed river bed to be sluiced for alluvial gold.[4][5]

The river is known for the Lerderderg Gorge Picnic Ground, camping, bushwalking, and fishing. In earlier days, gold was mined in the upper reaches, and some of the old mines (considered dangerous to enter) can be seen as you travel along the sluice on the east bank, which previously fed into those mines. The water slowed to a trickle during the severe drought of 2007. Even when not flowing, there are still a few popular swimming spots along the river, including "Harry's Hole", "Third Hole", and "The Pit", all of which are in the Lerderderg Gorge.[citation needed]

The river is traversed by the Western Freeway northeast of Bacchus Marsh.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "At long last the Lerdy flows again". Issues and campaigns: Water catchment. Wombat Forestcare Inc. 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Lerderderg River: 19449". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Map of Lerderderg River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Lerderderg State Park Visitor Guide" (PDF). Park Notes. Parks Victoria. December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Historic Gold Mining Sites in the South West Region of Victoria, Report on Cultural Heritage" (PDF). Victorian Goldfields Project. Department of Natural Resources and Environment. August 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2011.
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