Fitzroy River (Victoria)
| Fitzroy | |
|---|---|
Tyrendarra | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Vandyke |
| • location | Cobboboonee National Park |
| • coordinates | 38°2′55″S 141°21′53″E / 38.04861°S 141.36472°E |
| • elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Tyrendarra | |
• coordinates | 38°15′49″S 141°51′18″E / 38.26361°S 141.85500°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 58 km (36 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Glenelg Hopkins catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sunday Creek (Victoria), Darlot Creek |
| National park | Cobboboonee National Park |
| [2] | |
The Fitzroy River, a
Victoria, Australia
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Course and features
The Fitzroy River rises below Mount Vandyke in the Cobboboonee National Park, near the western edge of the Lower Glenelg National Park. The river flows east by south, through Heywood, then between the western edge of the
course.[2]
One of its tributaries,
Tyrendarra lava flow before joining the river close to its mouth.[4]
The river is traversed by the Henty Highway at Heywood and the Princes Highway at Tyrendarra.
Etymology
The river was named Clark's River in December 1834 by
Major Mitchell, who, at the time, was unaware of the presence of the Hentys at Portland Bay named it after FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan when he crossed it near the site of Heywood.[1][5] Darlots (later Darlot) Creek was named after Henry Darlot who rested cattle beside the creek in 1840 and 1841 prior to the establishment of pastoral leases in the area.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Mitchell, Thomas (1838). Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia. Vol. 2. London: Boone.
- ^ a b "Map of Fitzroy River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Sub-Catchment P3". Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ "Sub-Catchment P4". Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- Learmonth, Noel F.(1970). Four Towns and a Survey. Melbourne: Hawthorn Press.
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