Taggerty River

Taggerty
Location of the Taggerty River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	Aboriginal Taungurong: blue pigment or clay or stain[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South Eastern Highlands bioregion (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central
Local government area	Murrindindi
Towns	Marysville
Physical characteristics
Source	Yarra Ranges, Great Dividing Range
• location	below Lake Mountain
• coordinates	37°29′52″S 145°52′37″E / 37.49778°S 145.87694°E / -37.49778; 145.87694
• elevation	1,420 m (4,660 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Steavenson River
• location	near Marysville
• coordinates	37°29′13″S 145°45′19″E / 37.48694°S 145.75528°E / -37.48694; 145.75528
• elevation	368 m (1,207 ft)
Length	18 km (11 mi)
Basin features
River system	Goulburn Broken catchment, Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries
• right	Whitehouse Creek
National park	Yarra Ranges National Park
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The Taggerty River, a minor inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Taggerty River rise on the north–western slopes of the Yarra Ranges, below Lake Mountain and descend to flow into the Steavenson River near Marysville.