Tambo River (Victoria)

This article is about the Australian watercourse. For the watercourse of the same name in Peru, see Tambo River (Peru).

Tambo
The Tambo River and Tambo Valley, south of Ensay
Tambo River (Victoria) is located in Victoria
Tambo River (Victoria)
Location of the Tambo River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyAboriginal Ngarigo: meaning "fish"[1]
Native nameBerrawan (Ngarigu)[2]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Corner (IBRA), Victorian Alps, East Gippsland
Local government areaShire of East Gippsland
TownsSwifts Creek, Ensay, Tambo Crossing, Bruthen, Swan Reach, Johnsonville
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Leinster, Bowen Mountains, Great Dividing Range
 • locationVictorian Alps
 • coordinates36°57′S 147°54′E / 36.950°S 147.900°E / -36.950; 147.900
 • elevation1,060 m (3,480 ft)
MouthLake 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 / -37.85722; 147.81111
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length186 km (116 mi)
Basin features
River systemMitchell River catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftTambo River South Branch, Bindi Creek, Junction Creek, Sandy Creek (Victoria), Little River, Collins Creek, New South Wales, Timbarra River, Dead Horse Creek
 • rightMcLean 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference reed was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Tambo River: 27026". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Map of Tambo River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  5. ^ 8423 Omeo, Victoria, Topographic Map (Map) (1 ed.). National Topographic Map Series. Commonwealth of Australia. 1982.
  6. ^ "Nicholson/Tambo Map". East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  7. ^ "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.