Mackenzie River (Victoria)

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Mackenzie
McKenzie (incorrectly)
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Location of the Mackenzie River mouth in Victoria
Native name
Location
Country Australia
State Victoria
Region Murray Darling Depression (IBRA), Grampians
Local government areas Northern Grampians, Yarriambiack, Horsham
Towns Wartook, Rosebrook
Physical characteristics
SourceGrampian Range, Great Dividing Range
  location Grampians National Park
  coordinates 37°6′46.6″S142°24′21.8″E / 37.112944°S 142.406056°E / -37.112944; 142.406056
  elevation323 m (1,060 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Wimmera River
  location
southwest of Horsham
  coordinates
36°44′40″S141°56′51″E / 36.74444°S 141.94750°E / -36.74444; 141.94750
  elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Length57 km (35 mi)
Basin features
River system Wimmera catchment
Tributaries 
  rightBungalally Creek
National park Grampians National Park
[1] [4]

The Mackenzie River, an inland intermittent river of the Wimmera catchment, is located in the Grampians region of the Australian state of Victoria. Rising in the Grampians National Park, on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the Mackenzie River flows generally north by west and drains into the Wimmera River, southwest of Horsham.

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Course and features

The Mackenzie River rises on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally west by north, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its mouth to flow into the Wimmera River at Haven; southwest of Horsham. The Mackenzie River descends 62 metres (203 ft) over its 57-kilometre (35 mi) course. [4]

The river is crossed by the Henty Highway, south of Horsham.

Etymology

In the local Aboriginal language the river is named Bun-nah, meaning "tea-tree scrub"; and in the Jardwadjali language, Bunud, meaning "mallee tree, tea-tree scrub". [1] [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mackenzie River (entry 622167)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria . Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 Smyth, Robert Brough (1878). The Aborigines of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 176.
  3. 1 2 Clark, Ian; Heydon, Toby (2011). "Mackenzie River: Traditional Names". Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Map of Mackenzie River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 23 October 2014.