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The river's source is a series of swamps in the upper reaches of the Yarra Ranges National Park, directly to the east of the Baw Baw plateau a thickly forested subalpine park, which are entirely closed-off to all except the employees of Melbourne Water.
The Upper Yarra Dam, one of a number of dams in the Yarra Catchment that supply most of Melbourne's water, is the furthest upstream point on the river visible to the general public (though the dam itself is closed off).
Downstream of Warburton, the Yarra Valley gradually opens out and farms begin to appear, including beef and dairy farms, and by the town of Woori Yallock and the river's turn north increasingly large areas are covered by vineyards, forming the Yarra Valley wine region.
The Yarra Valley Expo is held at the YarraGlen Racecourse on the third weekend in May from 9.00 a.m.
The YarraGlen Craft Market is held at the same venue on the first Sunday of the month from October to June (in March it is on the third Sunday), tel: (03) 5988 4424.
One of YarraGlen's more impressive buildings is the Grand Hotel, at 19 Bell St. Built in 1888, during the boom period, this two-storey stuccoed hotel has a four-storey tower at one end, a masonry arcade along the street frontage, a cast-iron verandah and a parapet.
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