Bet Bet Creek
| Bet Bet Creek | |
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 Bet Bet Creek at Bung Bong | |
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| Native name | The name is thought to have been derived from an Aboriginal word meaning place of red ochre.[1] Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ben Major, Victoria |
| • coordinates | 37°16′13″S 143°26′14″E / 37.27014°S 143.43736°E |
| • elevation | 479m |
| Mouth | |
• location | Laanecoorie Reservoir |
• coordinates | 36°50′10″S 143°53′20″E / 36.836°S 143.889°E |
• elevation | 166m |
| Length | 87.8km |
Bet Bet Creek in west Victoria starts below Ben Major, Victoria (west of Lexton) at an elevation of 479m and ends at an elevation of 165m flowing into the Loddon River at the Laanecoorie Reservoir. The Bet Bet Creek drops around 314m over its 87.8 km length and ultimately contributes to the Murray River system. The six creeks flowing into the Bet Bet Creek are: Moina Creek (at 272m), Doctors Creek (at 264m), Caralulup Creek (at 253m), Timor Creek (at 190m), Carmanuel Creek (at 180m) and the Burnt Creek (at 177m).[2]
The Shire of Bet Bet was a Victorian local government area located about 180 kilometres (112 mi) northwest of Melbourne.
Locations
Places
Bung Bong, Victoria is located at the boundary of the Pyrenees Shire and the Shire of Central Goldfields which are separated by the Bet Bet Creek. Timor, Victoria is located on the Bet Bet Creek with the nearby "Bridge Inn".
Areas bounded
The Electoral district of Avoca, as defined by the 1858 Electoral Act was bounded in-part by the Bet Bet Creek. The County of Gladstone is bounded by the Bet Bet Creek to the east. The now abolished Electoral district of Maldon was bounded in-part by the Bet Bet Creek. The Electoral district of Talbot from 1856 to 1859, was bounded on the west by the Bet Bet Creek. The now abolished Electoral district of Maryborough (Victoria) was bounded in-part by the Bet Bet Creek.
Hydrology
Stored salts have been liberated, predominately due to erosion, into the upper tributaries of the catchment and these have accumulated lower down in the creek. This has degraded the water quality flowing into the Laanecoorie Reservoir. Early gold mining has produced some degradation of the creek environment.[3]
Major floods
There were significant flooding of the creek in 1860,[4] in 1870[5] and 1935.[6]
Significant bridges
Two historically notable bridges over the Bet Bet Creek are the Glenmona Bridge[7] and Danns Bridge.[8]
See also
- Adelaide Lead, Victoria
- Ben Major Grevillea - which grows at the 'Ben Major' Conservation Park - with 'Ben Major' being the source of the Bet Bet Creek
- Glenmona Bridge, over the Bet Bet Creek
- List of rivers of Australia
References
- ^ "Bet Bet and Shire". 2015.
- ^ "Bet Bet Creek". Digital Atlas Pty Limited. 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Soil and landscape assessment in the upper Bet Bet Creek catchment". Agriculture Victoria. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Lamplough". 25 April 1860.
- ^ "The Flood". Avoca Mail. 10 September 1870. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Creeks flooded". 31 July 1935.
- ^ "Glenmona Bridge". Heritage Council of Victoria. 3 September 1999.
- ^ "Danns Bridge". Heritage Council of Victoria. 3 September 1999.