Tyers | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland |
Local government areas | Shire of Baw Baw, Latrobe City |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Great Dividing Range |
• location | Talbot Peak |
• coordinates | 37°53′22″S 146°20′45″E / 37.88944°S 146.34583°E |
• elevation | 1,240 m (4,070 ft) |
2nd source | Tyers River West Branch |
• location | below Mount Mueller |
• elevation | 1,130 m (3,710 ft) |
3rd source | Tyers River East Branch |
• location | Talbot Peak, Mount Mueller |
• elevation | 551 m (1,808 ft) |
Source confluence | East and West branches of the Tyers River |
• location | Tyers Junction |
• coordinates | 37°57′39″S 146°20′2″E / 37.96083°S 146.33389°E |
• elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Latrobe River |
• location | west of Tyers |
• coordinates | 38°9′43″S 146°26′13″E / 38.16194°S 146.43694°E |
• elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Length | 57 km (35 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | West Gippsland catchment |
Tributaries | |
• right | Jacobs Creek (Victoria) |
National park | Baw Baw National Park |
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The Tyers River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.