Bonang | |
Name Other: | Tellicura, Sliprail[1] |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Bonang River in Victoria |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Victoria |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps, East Gippsland |
Subdivision Type5: | Local government area |
Subdivision Name5: | Shire of East Gippsland |
Length: | 30km (20miles) |
Source1: | Bonang River North Branch |
Source1 Location: | Snowy River National Park |
Source Confluence: | Bonang River South Branch |
Source Confluence Location: | below Mountain Little Bill |
Source Confluence Elevation: | 767m (2,516feet) |
Mouth: | confluence with the Deddick River |
Mouth Location: | south of the Black-Allan Line |
Mouth Coordinates: | -37.105°N 148.6408°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 503m (1,650feet) |
River System: | Snowy River catchment |
Custom Label: | National park |
Custom Data: | Snowy River NP |
Extra: | [2] |
The Bonang River is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Formed by the confluence of the northern and southern branches of the river, the Bonang River rises below Mountain Little Bill in a remote alpine wilderness area within the Snowy River National Park, near The Gap Scenic Reserve. The river flows generally north leaving the national park, then northwest, and then west, joined by six minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Deddick River in the Victorian State Forestry country, below Mount Rosendale in the Shire of East Gippsland, south of the Black-Allan Line that forms part of the border between Victoria and New South Wales. The river descends over its 30km (20miles) course.[2]
In its upper reaches, the river is traversed by Bonang Road north of the road's junction with McKillops Road.[2]
The traditional custodians of the land surrounding the Bonang River are the Australian Aboriginal Bidawal and Nindi-Ngudjam Ngarigu Monero peoples.[3]