Bunyip River
| Bunyip Main Drain, Buneep, Bunnip Victoria | |
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| Region | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland |
| Local government area | Cardinia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Beenak, Yarra Ranges |
| • location | near Tomahawk Gap |
| • coordinates | 37°53′43″S 145°40′27″E / 37.89528°S 145.67417°E |
| • elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Tarago River to form the Main Drain |
• location | north of Bunyip |
• coordinates | 38°4′55″S 145°45′13″E / 38.08194°S 145.75361°E |
• elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Length | 27 km (17 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Western Port catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tea Tree Creek, Ryson Creek |
| • right | Back Creek (Victoria), Diamond Creek (Cardinia, Victoria), Cannibal Creek |
| Nature reserve | Bunyip State Park |
| [1][4] | |
The Bunyip River is a
Victoria
.
Location and features
The Bunyip River rises below
course.[4]
At the confluence of the Bunyip and Tarago Rivers, the rivers are traversed by the Princes Freeway, north of the locality of Bunyip.[4]
Etymology
In the Aboriginal Boonwurrung language the name for the river is Banib, meaning "a fabulous, large, black amphibious monster".[3]
The river is named after the
Aboriginal mythological and legendary character from lakes and swamps.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the originalon 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ ISBN 0-589-50128-3.
- ^ Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the originalon 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Map of Bunyip River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
Waterways of the Melbourne Water catchment, Victoria, Australia | |
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| Drains | Bunyip Main Drain
Wylies Drain |
| Other | |
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