Cann River

This article is about the watercourse. For the township on this river, see Cann River, Victoria.

Not to be confused with Cann River East Branch.

The Cann River is a perennial river located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Cann Cann River West Branch, Buldah River
Ferns near Cann River, Victoria, Australia
Mouth of the Cann River, in Victoria.
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government area	Shire of East Gippsland
Town	Cann River
Physical characteristics
Source	Granite Mountain, Cobienar Range
• location	Errinundra National Park
• elevation	1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Mouth	Bass Strait
• location	Tamboon Inlet
• coordinates	37°45′3″S 149°7′18″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	102 km (63 mi)
Basin size	1,167 km2 (451 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Ino Creek, Tennyson Creek, Buldah Creek, Kelly Creek, Cann River East Branch, Log Bridge Creek, Dinner Creek, George Creek, Gibbs Creek, Peach Tree Creek (Victoria)
• right	Cameron Creek (Victoria), Kate Creek, Neilson Creek, Jim Walker Creek, Steve Creek, Tonghi Creek, Camp Creek (Victoria)
National parks	Errinundra NP, Coopracambra NP, Croajingolong NP
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Course and features

The Cann River rises southwest of Granite Mountain in remote country on the eastern boundary of the Errinundra National Park and flows generally east, then south, then east, then south through the western edge of the Coopracambra National Park and through the Croajingolong National Park, joined by seventeen minor tributaries before reaching its mouth with Bass Strait, at the Tamboon Inlet in the Shire of East Gippsland.^[3] The river descends 1,080 metres (3,540 ft) over its 102 kilometres (63 mi) course.^[2]

The river is traversed by the Monaro Highway in its upper reaches, and the Princes Highway at the town of Cann River.^[2]

The Cann River catchment area is 1,167 square kilometres (451 sq mi), the majority of which is contained within the state of Victoria and managed by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. A small portion of the catchment lies within New South Wales, most notably the Tennyson Creek sub-catchment.

See also

• Australia portal

• List of rivers of Australia