Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria)
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This article is about the river located in the Gippsland region. For the river of the same name located in the Northern Grampians Shire region, see Avon River (Grampians, Victoria). For other rivers named Avon, see River Avon (disambiguation).
The Avon River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region, of the Australian state of Victoria. The Avon, forms an important part of the Latrobe sub-catchment, draining the south eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, to form the Gippsland Lakes.
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Avon | |
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Etymology | Originally called the Avoca; named the Avon by Angus McMillan[1][2][3] |
Native name | |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | South East Corner (IBRA), South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland |
Local government area | Wellington |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Wellington, Great Dividing Range |
• location | Miler Spur, Avon Wilderness Park |
• coordinates | 37°30′38″S 146°51′44″E |
• elevation | 664 m (2,178 ft) |
Mouth | Lake Wellington |
• location | east of Sale; southeast of Stratford |
• coordinates | 38°2′57″S 147°16′7″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 122 km (76 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | West Gippsland catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Turton River, Valencia Creek, Freestone Creek, Blackall Creek, Perry River |
• right | Mount Hump Creek, McColl Creek, Ben Cruachan Creek, Navigation Creek, Nuntin Creek |
National park | Avon Wilderness Park |
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