| Tambo | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Tambo-River,-Devils-Backbone,-NE,-23.05.2009.jpg) The Tambo River and Tambo Valley, south of Ensay | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Australia_Victoria_relief_location_map.jpg)  Location of the Tambo River mouth in Victoria | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal Ngarigo: meaning "fish"[1] |
| Native name | Berrawan (Ngarigu)[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | South East Corner (IBRA), Victorian Alps, East Gippsland |
| Local government area | Shire of East Gippsland |
| Towns | Swifts Creek, Ensay, Tambo Crossing, Bruthen, Swan Reach, Johnsonville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Leinster, Bowen Mountains, Great Dividing Range |
| • location | Victorian Alps |
| • coordinates | 36°57′S 147°54′E / 36.950°S 147.900°E |
| • elevation | 1,060 m (3,480 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake King to form confluence with the Mitchell River |
• location | near Metung |
• coordinates | 37°51′26″S 147°48′40″E / 37.85722°S 147.81111°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 186 km (116 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Mitchell River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tambo River South Branch, Bindi Creek, Junction Creek, Sandy Creek (Victoria), Little River, Collins Creek, New South Wales, Timbarra River, Dead Horse Creek |
| • right | McLean Creek, Duggan Creek, Bald Hill Creek (Victoria), Swifts Creek (Victoria), Running Creek, Haunted Stream, Shady Creek, Monkey Creek |
| [3][4] | |
The Tambo River or Berrawan[2] is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.[5] With a total length in excess of 186 kilometres (116 mi),[4] the Tambo River is one of the longest rivers in the East Gippsland drainage basin,[6] extending from the steep forested southern slopes of the Victorian Alps through forest and farmland to the Gippsland Lakes.[7]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
reedwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Tambo River: 27026: Traditional Name: Berrawan". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Tambo River: 27026". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Map of Tambo River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ 8423 Omeo, Victoria, Topographic Map (Map) (1 ed.). National Topographic Map Series. Commonwealth of Australia. 1982.
- ^ "Nicholson/Tambo Map". East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ "Tambo River Basin 23". Department of Primary Industries Official Website. Government of Victoria. 1996–2009. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2009.