Perry River (Victoria)

For other uses, see River Perry.

Perry
Providence Ponds[1]
Perry River (Victoria) is located in Victoria
Perry River (Victoria)
Location of the Perry River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyIn honour of Captain Samuel Perry[2]
Native nameGoomballa (Kurnai)[3][4]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government areaShire of Wellington
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFernbank
 • elevation66 m (217 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Avon River
 • location
southeast of Stratford
 • coordinates
38°2′38″S 147°15′50″E / 38.04389°S 147.26389°E / -38.04389; 147.26389
 • elevation
3 m (9.8 ft)
Length29 km (18 mi)
Basin features
River systemEast Gippsland catchment
Tributaries 
 • rightSandy Creek (Perry River, Victoria), Jones Creek (Perry River, Victoria), Fiddlers Creek
National parkThe Lakes National Park
[1][5]

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

  1. ^ a b "Perry River: 23400". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference blake was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Perry River: 23400: Traditional name: Goomballa". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Perry River: 23400: Traditional name: Goomballa". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Map of Perry River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2014.