Wingan River

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Wingan
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The Wingan Inlet, at the mouth of the Wingan River.
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Mouth of the Wingan River, in Victoria
Etymology Aboriginal: wangan, meaning "reed bed" [1]
Location
Country Australia
State Victoria
Region South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government area Shire of East Gippsland
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Future
  locationWingan Swamp
  elevation188 m (617 ft)
Mouth Bass Strait
  location
Wingan Inlet
  coordinates
37°44′21″S149°30′14″E / 37.73917°S 149.50389°E / -37.73917; 149.50389 Coordinates: 37°44′21″S149°30′14″E / 37.73917°S 149.50389°E / -37.73917; 149.50389
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length49 km (30 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftYoke Up Creek, Hard To Seek Creek
  rightScrubby Creek, Karlo Creek, Dingo Creek (Victoria), Scudder Creek, Surprise Creek, Branch Creek (Victoria)
National parks Alfred NP, Croajingolong NP, Wingan Inlet NP
[2] [3]

The Wingan River is a perennial river with no defined major catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

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Course and features

The Wingan River rises below Mount Future, near the Wingan Swamp, north of the Alfred National Park between Cann River and Genoa, and flows generally south through the Croajingolong National Park joined by eight minor tributaries before reaching its mouth with Bass Strait, at the Wingan Inlet within the Wingan Inlet National Park in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends 188 metres (617 ft) over its 49 kilometres (30 mi) course. [3]

The upper reaches of the river is traversed by the Princes Highway.

Etymology

The name of the river is derived from the Aboriginal word wangan, meaning "reed bed". [1]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Blake, Les (1977). Place names of Victoria. Adelaide: Rigby. p. 294. ISBN   0-7270-0250-3. cited in Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  2. "Wingan River: 103341". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Map of Wingan River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2014.