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Yarra, Victoria/Australia Great River, Freshwater River A river with an Aboriginal name meaning ‘Running Water’.

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Yarra river, 115 mi (185 km) long, rising in the Great Dividing Range, S Victoria, Australia, and flowing generally westward through Melbourne to Port Phillip Bay. It is important to the water supply of Melbourne. There are recreational facilities along the river.

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