1. History

2. Environment

3. References

History

The smaller Bittern Reservoir, with a capacity of {{cvt|573|ML}}, was built in the 1930s^[2][3][4] and Devilbend Reservoir, with a capacity of {{cvt|14,600|ML}}, in the 1960s, being opened in 1965. The Devilbend Reservoir is the largest freshwater body in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.^[5] The two reservoirs provided backup drinking water to the Peninsula until they were made redundant in December 2000 by the completion of a water pipeline between the Cardinia Reservoir and Pearcedale. In September 2006, most of the Devilbend reserve land was transferred to the Crown with the Devilbend Natural Features Reserve being gazetted on 8 March 2007.^[1]

Environment

Much of the Mornington Peninsula's native bushland has been cleared, and it is estimated that less than 5% of the original habitat remains. Devilbend is one of just a few sites on the Peninsula containing significant areas of remnant native vegetation. Over 200 species of indigenous plants have been recorded in and around the reserve, including trees, shrubs, ground plants, aquatics, orchids and their associated communities.^[5] Other sizeable fragments of bushland remaining on the Peninsula are at Point Nepean ({{cvt|333|ha}}), Green’s Bush ({{cvt|1100|ha}}) and HMAS Cerberus ({{cvt|1700|ha}}).

Past restrictions on public access to the Devilbend reserve have created favourable conditions for wildlife, as shown by large numbers of waterbirds and frogs recorded there.^[5] The {{cvt|243|ha}} Devilbend Reservoir has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports, seasonally, over 1% of the global population of the near-threatened blue-billed duck.^[6] The reserve also contains the only nesting site of the white-bellied sea eagle on the Mornington Peninsula. The growling grass frog and dwarf galaxias have been recorded in the reserve.^[1]

References

• Mongol conquest of Siberia
• Mongol conquest of Tibet
• Mongol Daguur Biosphere Reserve
• Mongol diaspora
• Mongol emperor
• Mongol emperors
• Mongol holocaust
• Mongol Holocaust
• Mongolia (1911-1924)
• Mongolia (1911-21)
• Mongolia (1911-24)
• Mongolia (1911–1924)
• Mongolia (1911–24)
• Mongolia 1st League
• Mongolia and IMF
• Mongolia and the IMF
• Mongolia and the International Monetary Fund
• Mongolia and the World Bank
• Mongolia at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Mongolia at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
• Mongolia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
• Mongolia at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
• Mongolia at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
• Mongolia at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
• Mongolia at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics