Taggerty River
| Taggerty | |
|---|---|
Victoria | |
| Region | South Eastern Highlands bioregion (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central |
| Local government area | Murrindindi |
| Towns | Marysville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Yarra Ranges, Great Dividing Range |
| • location | below Lake Mountain |
| • coordinates | 37°29′52″S 145°52′37″E / 37.49778°S 145.87694°E |
| • elevation | 1,420 m (4,660 ft) |
Murray-Darling basin | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Whitehouse Creek |
| National park | Yarra Ranges National Park |
| [2] | |
The Taggerty River, a minor inland
Victoria. The headwaters of the Taggerty River rise on the north–western slopes of the Yarra Ranges, below Lake Mountain and descend to flow into the Steavenson River near Marysville
.
Location and features
The river rises below Lake Mountain on the north–western slopes of the Yarra Ranges, part of the
course.[2]
Much of the catchment area of the river was destroyed by the Black Saturday bushfires that passed through the area on 7 February 2009, destroying almost all of the man made infrastructure and causing extensive damage to the forest in the area.[3][4]
Etymology
The river derives its name from the Aboriginal
Taungurong word taggarty. It is recorded that Aborigines used to gather a blue pigment or clay on the banks of the Taggerty River and use the stain on their bodies.[1]
It is believed that the lower reaches of the Steavenson River, from the confluence of the Taggerty River with the Steavenson River, at the locale of Vic Oak, until the river mouth near Buxton, may have been initially named as the Taggerty River, until the Steavenson was officially named.[1]
See also
References
Waterways of the Goulburn Broken catchment, Victoria, Australia | |
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