Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria)

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).

Avon
On the Avon River near Stratford.
Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria) is located in Victoria
Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria)
Location of the Avon River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyOriginally called the Avoca; named the Avon by Angus McMillan[1][2][3]
Native name
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Corner (IBRA), South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland
Local government areaWellington
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Wellington, Great Dividing Range
 • locationMiler Spur, Avon Wilderness Park
 • coordinates37°30′38″S 146°51′44″E / 37.51056°S 146.86222°E / -37.51056; 146.86222
 • elevation664 m (2,178 ft)
MouthLake Wellington
 • location
east of Sale; southeast of Stratford
 • coordinates
38°2′57″S 147°16′7″E / 38.04917°S 147.26861°E / -38.04917; 147.26861
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length122 km (76 mi)
Basin features
River systemWest Gippsland catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftTurton River, Valencia Creek, Freestone Creek, Blackall Creek, Perry River
 • rightMount Hump Creek, McColl Creek, Ben Cruachan Creek, Navigation Creek, Nuntin Creek
National parkAvon Wilderness Park
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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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  2. ^ Blake, Les (1977). Place names of Victoria. Adelaide: Rigby. p. 294. ISBN 0-7270-0250-3., cited in Bird (2006)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Avon River: 9616: Traditional Name: Dooyeedang". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Avon River: 9616: Traditional Name: Dooyeedang". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Avon River: 9616: Traditional Name: Kutbuntaura-wurk". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Avon River: 9616". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Map of Avon River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2014.