Thomson | |
---|---|
Etymology | In honour of Sir Edward Thomson[1][2] |
Native name | |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland |
Local government area | Shire of Wellington |
Settlements | Heyfield, Sale |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Baw Baw Plateau, Great Dividing Range |
• location | near Newlands |
• coordinates | 37°44′45″S 146°10′42″E / 37.74583°S 146.17833°E |
• elevation | 972 m (3,189 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Latrobe River |
• location | near Sale |
• coordinates | 38°8′45″S 147°5′11″E / 38.14583°S 147.08639°E |
• elevation | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Length | 170 km (110 mi) |
Basin size | 10,855.2 km2 (4,191.2 sq mi)[6] |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | 102.05 m3/s (3,220 GL/a)[6] |
Basin features | |
River system | West Gippsland catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Matlock Creek, Jordan River, Aberfeldy River, Stringers Creek, Lammers Creek, Stoney Creek, Macalister River |
[7] |
The Thomson River, a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, is located in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
blake
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).