Gibbo River
| Gibbo | |
|---|---|
East Gippsland | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | Straight Running Creek and the Sassafras Creek |
| • location | Victorian Alps |
| • coordinates | 36°40′0″S 147°48′39″E / 36.66667°S 147.81083°E |
| • elevation | 674 m (2,211 ft) |
Murray-Darling basin | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Turnback Creek, Japan Creek |
| • right | Donnovan Creek |
| Reservoir | Dartmouth (483 m (1,585 ft)) |
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The Gibbo River, a
Victoria, Australia. It flows from the northwestern slopes of the Australian Alps, south and joins with Morass Creek southeast of Lake Dartmouth.[1]
Course
Formed by the
course.[1]
Recreation
The river is popular for
A camping area is available, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of
Omeo on the Corryong–Benambra Road. Picnic tables and wood-fired barbecues are available at the camp site.[6]
An area of approximately 35,000 hectares (86,000 acres) located adjacent to where the Gibbo River and Morass Creek empty into Lake Dartmouth, named the Dart River Goldfields Area, is listed as an indicative area on the Register of the National Estate. The area is considered historically significant due to its relatively undisturbed setting of the history of gold mining, with many machinery relics from the 1870s.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Map of Gibbo River, Vic". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the originalon 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Gibbo River, Benambra". Fishing Victoria. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "A red hot tip for Victorian trout fisherman". Fishnet. 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Stow, Trevor (November 2011). "Great Trout Season continues". Fishing Monthly. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Gibbo River camping areas". Explore Australia. 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- Department of the Environment, Australian Government. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
External links
- "Victorian Recreational Fishing Guide 2014". Victorian Government. 27 December 2013.
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