Aberfeldy River Explained

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.

Features and location

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]

Etymology

In the Aboriginal Brataualung language the river is named Nambruc, meaning "plenty of black opossums".[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aberfeldy River: 9139: Traditional name: Nambruc . Vicnames . . 12 May 2011 . 13 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025616/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/historicalInformation.html?method=edit&id=313 . 22 February 2014 .
  2. Web site: Aberfeldy River: 9139: Traditional name: Nambruc . Vicnames . . 12 August 2011 . 13 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025610/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/historicalInformation.html?method=edit&id=2634 . 22 February 2014 .
  3. Web site: Aberfeldy River: 9139 . Vicnames . . 2 May 1966 . 13 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025613/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=9139 . 22 February 2014 .
  4. Web site: Map of Aberfeldy River, VIC. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 14 February 2014.