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Urban water cycle factsheet
Find out more about where Melbourne’s drinking water comes from and where it goes.
Urban water cycle
The Melbourne water cycle shows you what happens to water when it’s taken out of nature and into our homes. Scroll up and down to learn about where water goes once it leaves your home.
Year 3 & 4, Year 5 & 6, Year 7 to 10
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A lot of work goes into Melbourne’s water cycle, catching clean water to have on tap, getting it to homes then taking away the sewage and cleaning it.
Try your hand at running Melbourne’s water cycle and see how long it takes you to get the water from the reservoir to the ocean.
Victorian Curriculum
Years 3 - 4: Geography VCGGK082, Science VCSSU059
Years 5 - 6: Geography VCGGK096, Science VCSSU073
Years 7 - 8: Geography VCGGK068 & VCGGK106, Science VCSSU101
Play the Melbourne Water Cycle Game