Crooked River (Victoria)

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Location of the Crooked River mouth in Victoria
Native name
Location
Country Australia
State Victoria
Region Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps
Local government area Shire of Wellington
Physical characteristics
Source confluenceTwenty Five Mile Creek and Thirty Mile Creek
 • locationsouth of Dinner Plain, Great Dividing Range
 • coordinates 37°15′1″S148°8′22″E / 37.25028°S 148.13944°E / -37.25028; 148.13944
 • elevation653 m (2,142 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Wongungarra River
 • location
 Alpine National Park
 • coordinates
 37°21′28″S147°4′36″E / 37.35778°S 147.07667°E / -37.35778; 147.07667 Coordinates: 37°21′28″S147°4′36″E / 37.35778°S 147.07667°E / -37.35778; 147.07667
 • elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Length26 km (16 mi)
Basin features
River system Mitchell River catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftGood Luck Creek
 • rightBrewery Creek (Victoria)
National park Alpine NP
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The Crooked River is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.

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Location and features

Formed by the confluence of the Twenty Five Mile Creek and Thirty Mile Creek, the Crooked River rises below The Tablelands, the fourth highest mountain pass in Victoria, [6] within the Great Dividing Range, south of Dinner Plain. The river flows in a highly meandering course, generally south by west, joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Wongungarra River between the small settlements of Howittville and Winchester, within the Alpine National Park in the Shire of Wellington. The river descends 366 metres (1,201 ft) over its 26-kilometre (16 mi) course. [5]

Etymology

In the Australian Aboriginal Brabralung dialect of the Gunai language, two variant names for the Crooked River are given as Dow-wirra, meaning "dry tree"; [1] [2] and Nirlung, meaning "plenty of water-hens". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Crooked River: Traditional Name: Dow-wirra". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Crooked River: Traditional Name: Dow-wirra". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Crooked River: Traditional Name: Nirlung". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Crooked River: 13721". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Map of Crooked River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Map of The Tablelands, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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