Perry River (Victoria)
Template:Geobox The Perry River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Location and features
The Perry River rises near Fernbank on the West Gippsland plain and flows in a highly meandering course generally south, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Avon River before the Avon empties into Lake Wellington southeast of Stratford. Within Lake Wellington, the Avon forms its confluence with the Latrobe River, empties into Bass Strait via the Mitchell River south of Lakes Entrance. The river descends 63 metres (207 ft) over its 29-kilometre (18 mi) course.[1]
Etymology
In the Australian Aboriginal Brataualung language the name for the river is Goomballa, meaning "climbing".[2][3]
The river was named in 1840 by Count Paweł Strzelecki after Captain Samuel Perry, deputy Surveyor General of New South Wales.[4][5][6]
See also
References
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- ^ Dowd, Bernard T. (1967). "Perry, Samuel Augustus (1787 - 1854)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
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External links
- "West Gippsland Regional Catchment Strategy (2013 - 2019)" (PDF – 4MB). West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. 2012. ISBN 978-0-9805562-8-5.[permanent dead link]
- "Latrobe Catchment Ecosystem" (PDF). West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2011.
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