Ka cika wannan jumla: A ƙarƙashin Dights Falls a Yarra Bend Park a cikin Melbourne, kogin ya zama mai zurfi yayin da yake wucewa a gefen kudu na tsakiyar yankin kasuwanci. Wannan yankin ya zama wurin da ake gudanar da bikin "Moomba" na shekara-shekara, wanda musamman ya ƙunshi gasar tseren kan ruwa na shekara-shekara wanda ke jan hankalin mutane da yawa. Ƙananan ɓangaren kogin daga Docklands zuwa Melbourne Cricket Ground ya kasance wani ɓangare na hanyar karshe na Sarauniya Baton Relay na
Wasannin Commonwealth na shekara ta 2006. Yawancin makarantu masu zaman kansu na Melbourne, suna kusa da kogin, suna horar da ma'aikatan jirgin ruwa a kan shi.