Aberfeldy | |
Native Name: | [1] [2] |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Aberfeldy River mouth in Victoria |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Victoria |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Victorian Alps (IBRA), West Gippsland |
Subdivision Type5: | Local government area |
Subdivision Name5: | Shire of Baw Baw |
Length: | 49km (30miles) |
Source Confluence: | North and South Branches of the Aberfeldy River |
Source Confluence Location: | below Mount Selma |
Source Confluence Coordinates: | -37.6544°N 146.43°W |
Source Confluence Elevation: | 662m (2,172feet) |
Mouth: | confluence with the Thomson River |
Mouth Location: | north of |
Mouth Coordinates: | -37.7442°N 146.3614°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 253m (830feet) |
River System: | West Gippsland catchment |
Extra: | [3] [4] |
The Aberfeldy River is a perennial river[3] of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Formed by the confluence of the north and south branches of the river, the Aberfeldy River rises in a state forestry area below Mount Selma on part of the Great Dividing Range. The river flows generally southwest then south, joined by two minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Thomson River north of, in the Shire of Baw Baw. The river descends over its 49km (30miles) course.[4]
In the Aboriginal Brataualung language the river is named Nambruc, meaning "plenty of black opossums".[1] [2]