Tyers River
| Tyers | |
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Latrobe City | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | Talbot Peak |
| • coordinates | 37°53′22″S 146°20′45″E / 37.88944°S 146.34583°E |
| • elevation | 1,240 m (4,070 ft) |
| 2nd source | Tyers River West Branch |
| • location | below Mount Mueller |
| • elevation | 1,130 m (3,710 ft) |
| 3rd source | Tyers River East Branch |
| • location | Talbot Peak, Mount Mueller |
| • elevation | 551 m (1,808 ft) |
| Source confluence | East and West branches of the Tyers River |
| • location | Tyers Junction |
| • coordinates | 37°57′39″S 146°20′2″E / 37.96083°S 146.33389°E |
| • elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Latrobe River |
• location | west of Tyers |
• coordinates | 38°9′43″S 146°26′13″E / 38.16194°S 146.43694°E |
• elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Length | 57 km (35 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | West Gippsland catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Jacobs Creek (Victoria) |
| National park | Baw Baw National Park |
| [1][2] | |
The Tyers River is a
Victoria
.
Course and features
The Tyers River rises below Talbot Peak, part of the
Latrobe City local government area. The river descends 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) over its 57-kilometre (35 mi) course.[2]
The Tyers River is impounded by the Moondarra Reservoir, at the junction of the Tyers River and Jacobs Creek. The 30,400 thousand cubic metres (1,070×106 cu ft) reservoir is predominantly used to augment domestic water supplies.[3]
The Tyers River sub-catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.
See also
- Rivers of Victoria
References
- Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the originalon 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Map of Tyers River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Register of Large Dams in Australia" (Excel (requires download)). Dams information. The Australian National Committee on Large Dams Incorporated. 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
External links
- "West Gippsland Regional Catchment Strategy (2013 - 2019)" (PDF – 4]
- "Latrobe Catchment Ecosystem" (PDF). West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2011.
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