Tarra River (Victoria)

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Tarra
Australia Victoria relief location map.jpg
Red pog.svg
Location of the Perry River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyIn honour of Charley Tarra. [1] [2]
Native nameBlindit'yin (Kurnai) [3] [4]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
Region South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), South Gippsland
Local government area Shire of Wellington
Physical characteristics
Source Strzelecki Ranges
 • locationnear Womerah
 • coordinates 37°27′16″S146°32′30″E / 37.45444°S 146.54167°E / -37.45444; 146.54167
 • elevation238 m (781 ft)
Mouth Corner Inlet, then Bass Strait
 • location
east of Port Albert
 • coordinates
 38°39′42″S146°43′7″E / 38.66167°S 146.71861°E / -38.66167; 146.71861
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length56 km (35 mi)
Basin features
River system West Gippsland catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftBodman Creek
[5] [6]

The Tarra 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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Location and features

The Tarra River rises on the southern slopes of the Strzelecki Ranges, near Womerah, on the southwestern boundary of the Tarra-Bulga National Park, and flows in a highly meandering course generally east then south, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its mouth within the Corner Inlet, east of Port Albert, and emptying into Bass Strait. The river descends 238 metres (781 ft) over its 56-kilometre (35 mi) course. [6]

The river is traversed by the South Gippsland Highway between Yarram and Greenmount. [6]

Etymology

In the Aboriginal Braiakaulung language the name for the river is Blindit'yin, meaning "platypus". [3] [4]

The river was named in honour of Charley Tarra, a Gippsland Company Aboriginal guide. [1] [2]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Brodribb, William Adams (1883). Recollections of an Australian squatter: 1835-1883. Sydney: Woods.
  2. 1 2 Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Tarra River: 27130: Traditional name: Blindit'yin". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Tarra River: 27130: Traditional name: Blindit'yin". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Tarra River: 27130". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Map of Tarra River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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