Agnes River (Australia)

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Agnes
The Little [1]
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Agnes River in Toora, Victoria
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Location of the Agnes River mouth in Victoria
Etymology(i) From the Ages River, after 'Agnes,' daughter of John Gellion, an early settler. [2]
(ii) Named by Governor La Trobe in honour of his daughter, Agnes. [3] [4]
Native nameKut-wut [5] (Gunai: Brataualung)
Location
Country Australia
State Victoria
Region South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), South Gippsland
Local government area South Gippsland Shire
Physical characteristics
Source Strzelecki Ranges
 • locationbelow Beech Hill
 • elevation560 m (1,840 ft)
Mouth Corner Inlet, Bass Strait
 • location
southeast of Toora
 • coordinates
 38°41′10″S146°22′28″E / 38.68611°S 146.37444°E / -38.68611; 146.37444 Coordinates: 38°41′10″S146°22′28″E / 38.68611°S 146.37444°E / -38.68611; 146.37444
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Basin features
River system West Gippsland catchment
Waterfall Agnes Falls
[1]

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

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Course and features

Agnes River rises below Beech Hill in state forestry area within the Strzelecki Ranges, and flows generally south in a highly meandering course, before reaching its mouth in Corner Inlet of Bass Strait, southeast of the town of Toora in the South Gippsland Shire. The river descends 570 metres (1,870 ft) over its course.

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

The river is traversed by the South Gippsland Highway between Toora and Welshpool.

Etymology

In the Aboriginal Brataualung language the name of the river is Kut-wut, with no defined meaning. [5]

The river derives its current name from the Ages River, after Agnes, daughter of John Gellion, an early settler, [2] and was named by Governor La Trobe in 1845 in honour of his daughter, Agnes. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Agnes River: 9176". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Agnes River: 9176". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 Blake, Les (1977), Place names of Victoria, Adelaide: Rigby, p. 294, ISBN   0-7270-0250-3
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. 1 2 "Agnes River: 9176: Traditional Name: Kut-wut". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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