| Macalister | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Etymology | Captain Lachlan Macalister[1][2] |
| Native name | Wirnwirndook'yeerung (Kurnai)[3][4] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Victorian Alps (IBRA), South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland |
| Local government area | Shire of Wellington |
| Settlements | Maffra |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | below Mount Howitt |
| • coordinates | 37°10′18″S 146°39′37″E / 37.17167°S 146.66028°E |
| • elevation | 1,550 m (5,090 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Thomson River |
• location | south of Maffra |
• coordinates | 38°2′18″S 146°58′52″E / 38.03833°S 146.98111°E |
• elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Length | 177 km (110 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| Basin features | |
| River system | West Gippsland catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Caledonia River, Wellington River, Stony Creek 2 (Macalister River, Victoria), Main Northern Channel |
| • right | Peters Creek (Victoria), Coleman Creek (Victoria), Grimme Creek, Barkly River, Target Creek, Serpentine Creek, Mount Useful Creek, Cheyne Creek, Stony Creek 1 (Macalister River, Victoria), Glenmaggie Creek, Main Serpentine Drain |
| National park | Alpine NP, Avon Wilderness Park |
| [5] | |
The Macalister River, a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, is located in the Alpine and Gippsland regions of the Australian state of Victoria.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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birdwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Macalister River: 20119: Traditional Name: Wirnwirndook'yeerung". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Macalister River: 20119: Traditional name: Wirnwirndook'yeerung". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Map of Macalister River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2014.