Flood Management Plan - Shire of Yarra Ranges

ChumCreekFernshawHealesvilleBadgerCreekFigure 18Watts River Study Area - 100 year ARI Flooding6.5.7 Steels Creek Study AreaThe Steels Creek Study Area is located on the north-western boundary of theShire of Yarra Ranges. The study area is 128km 2 and contains majorwaterways such as Steels Creek, Dixon Creek and Pauls Creek (Figure 19).Major points include the following:• Steels Creek originates just north of the Steels Creek township, andflows south through Yarra Glen to the Yarra River.• Dixons Creek merges with Steels Creek upstream of Yarra Glen.• Pauls Creek flows southwards and directly enters the Yarra River atTarrawarra Road.• Council drainage is only found within Yarra Glen for the Steels CreekCatchment. 1,045m of a Pauls Creek Tributary is a Melbourne Waterdrainage asset.32 Melbourne Water Shire of Yarra Ranges Flood Management Plan