Agnes River (Australia)

For other places with the same name, see Agnes River.

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

Agnes The Little[1]
Agnes River in Toora, Victoria
Location of the Agnes River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	(i) From the Ages River, after 'Agnes,' daughter of John Gellion, an early settler.[2] (ii) Named by Governor La Trobe in honour of his daughter, Agnes.[3][4]
Native name	Kut-wut[5] (Gunai: Brataualung)
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), South Gippsland
Local government area	South Gippsland Shire
Physical characteristics
Source	Strzelecki Ranges
• location	below Beech Hill
• elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Mouth	Corner Inlet, Bass Strait
• location	southeast of Toora
• coordinates	38°41′10″S 146°22′28″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Basin features
River system	West Gippsland catchment
Waterfall	Agnes Falls
[1]

Course and features

Agnes River rises below Beech Hill in state forestry area within the Strzelecki Ranges, and flows generally south in a highly meandering course, before reaching its mouth in Corner Inlet of Bass Strait, southeast of the town of Toora in the South Gippsland Shire. The river descends 570 metres (1,870 ft) over its course.

The Agnes River sub-catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

The river is traversed by the South Gippsland Highway between Toora and Welshpool.

Etymology

In the Aboriginal Brataualung language the name of the river is Kut-wut, with no defined meaning.^[5]

The river derives its current name from the Ages River, after Agnes, daughter of John Gellion, an early settler,^[2] and was named by Governor La Trobe in 1845 in honour of his daughter, Agnes.^[3][4]

See also

• Australia portal

• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. "Agnes River: 9176". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
2. "Agnes River: 9176". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
3. Blake, Les (1977), Place names of Victoria, Adelaide: Rigby, p. 294, ISBN 0-7270-0250-3
4. Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
5. "Agnes River: 9176: Traditional Name: Kut-wut". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

External links

• "West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority". website