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Mt Evelyn Water Supply System

Other Name Mt. Evelyn water race, Quinn Reserve Location 114 Birmingham Road, MOUNT EVELYN VIC 3796 - Property No S05829 File Number 529 Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/2] Quinn Reserve [2/2] Mt Evelyn Water Supply Pipe

Statement of Significance

The remains of the Mt. Evelyn Water Supply System, the water race which provided Lilydale's original water supply from 1905-1915, has high local significance. The construction of the water race has scientific significance as part of the engineering history of Yarra Ranges Shire. The water race and reservoir remains have significance, too, as part of a walking track through bush and fern gullies which lead to the Cascades, a popular beauty spot since the 1880s. The Reservoir, which remained in use until the 1930s, is being transformed into a wetland area.