Ada River (Baw Baw, Victoria)

For other uses, see Ada River (disambiguation).

Ada
Mouth of the Ada River in Victoria
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland
Local government area	Shire of Baw Baw
Physical characteristics
Source	Marney Hill
• location	northeast of Powelltown
• coordinates	37°49′33″S 145°47′39″E
• elevation	843 m (2,766 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Latrobe River
• location	west of Noojee
• coordinates	37°52′56″S 145°53′43″E
• elevation	297 m (974 ft)
Length	14 km (8.7 mi)
Basin features
River system	West Gippsland catchment

The Ada River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Course and features

Ada River rises below Marney Hill, northeast of Powelltown, in a state forestry area, and flows generally northeast, then south by east, before reaching its confluence with the Latrobe River, north of the Yarra Junction-Noojee Road, west of the locality of Noojee in the Shire of Baw Baw. The river descends 546 metres (1,791 ft) over its 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) course.

The Ada River sub-catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

See also

• List of rivers of Australia

External links

• "West Gippsland Regional Catchment Strategy (2013 - 2019)" (PDF) (PDF – 4MB). West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. 2012. ISBN 978-0-9805562-8-5.
• "Latrobe Catchment Ecosystem" (PDF) (PDF). West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2011.