Tarra River (Victoria)

Coordinates: 38°39′42″S 146°43′7″E / 38.66167°S 146.71861°E / -38.66167; 146.71861
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Tarra
Kurnai)[3][4]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), South Gippsland
Local government areaShire of Wellington
Physical characteristics
SourceStrzelecki Ranges
 • locationnear Womerah
 • coordinates37°27′16″S 146°32′30″E / 37.45444°S 146.54167°E / -37.45444; 146.54167
 • elevation238 m (781 ft)
Port Albert
 • coordinates
38°39′42″S 146°43′7″E / 38.66167°S 146.71861°E / -38.66167; 146.71861
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length56 km (35 mi)
Basin features
River systemWest Gippsland catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftBodman Creek
[5][6]

The Tarra River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the South Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Location and features

The Tarra River rises on the southern slopes of the

Port Albert, and emptying into Bass Strait. The river descends 238 metres (781 ft) over its 56-kilometre (35 mi) course.[6]

The river is traversed by the South Gippsland Highway between Yarram and Greenmount.[6]

Etymology

In the Aboriginal

Braiakaulung language the name for the river is Blindit'yin, meaning "platypus".[3][4]

The river was named in honour of Charley Tarra, a Gippsland Company Aboriginal guide.[1][2]

See also

  • Rivers of Victoria

References

  1. ^ a b Brodribb, William Adams (1883). Recollections of an Australian squatter: 1835-1883. Sydney: Woods.
  2. ^ a b Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. ^
    Government of Victoria. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original
    on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  4. ^
    Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original
    on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  5. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original
    on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Map of Tarra River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

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