Bemm River

This article is about the watercourse. For the locality and township on this river, see Bemm River, Victoria.

Template:Geobox The Bemm River is a perennial river, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the Errinundra and Combienbar rivers, the Bemm River rises below near Boulder Flat, northwest of the town of Cann River. The river flows generally south then south by east, through the Bemm River Scenic Reserve and the Cape Conran Coastal Park, joined by the Goolengook and McKenzie rivers and six minor tributaries, before reaching its mouth with Bass Strait via Sydenham Inlet in the Shire of East Gippsland, near the settlement of Bemm River. The river descends 165 metres (541 ft) over its 58 kilometres (36 mi) course.

The catchment area comprises mainly public land, including Errinundra National Park and the Lind National Park. These areas have a broad range of ecosystems including cool and warm temperate rainforest, ancient wet eucalypt forest, coastal heathland and banksia woodland. The Bemm River catchment area is managed by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

Etymology

The name of the river is derived from the Aboriginal words binn or birn of the Gunai people, meaning "fish hawk".

See also

• East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
• List of rivers of Australia

External links

• "Bemm River sub-catchment". East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria.
• "Bemm River - Catchment Map" (map). East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria.
• East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (2013). East Gippsland regional catchment strategy 2013 -2019 (PDF). Bairnsdale: East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. ISBN 978-0-9758164-6-2.