Wingan River

Wingan
The Wingan Inlet, at the mouth of the Wingan River.
Wingan River is located in Victoria
Wingan River
Mouth of the Wingan River, in Victoria
EtymologyAboriginal: wangan, meaning "reed bed"[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government areaShire of East Gippsland
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Future
 • locationWingan Swamp
 • elevation188 m (617 ft)
MouthBass Strait
 • location
Wingan Inlet
 • coordinates
37°44′21″S 149°30′14″E / 37.73917°S 149.50389°E / -37.73917; 149.50389
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length49 km (30 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftYoke Up Creek, Hard To Seek Creek
 • rightScrubby Creek, Karlo Creek, Dingo Creek (Victoria), Scudder Creek, Surprise Creek, Branch Creek (Victoria)
National parksAlfred NP, Croajingolong NP, Wingan Inlet NP
[2][3]

The Wingan River is a perennial river with no defined major catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bird was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Wingan River: 103341". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Map of Wingan River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2014.