| Latrobe[1] | |
| Name Native: | Durt'yowan,[2] [3] Tanjil[4] |
| Name Other: | La Trobe, LaTrobe |
| Name Etymology: | In honour of Charles La Trobe, Lieutenant Governor of the Port Phillip District.[5] [6] |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Latrobe River mouth in Victoria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Victoria |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland |
| Subdivision Type5: | Local government areas |
| Subdivision Name5: | Baw Baw, Wellington, East Gippsland |
| Length: | 270km (170miles) |
| Source1: | Baw Baw plateau, Great Dividing Range |
| Source1 Location: | below Dick Hill, near |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -37.8258°N 145.7942°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 764m (2,507feet) |
| Mouth: | Lake Wellington |
| Mouth Location: | east of |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -37.9031°N 147.6222°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1m (03feet) |
| River System: | West Gippsland catchment |
| Tributaries Left: | Pioneer Creek, Ada River, Toorongo River, Loch River, Hawthorn Creek, Tanjil River, Anderson Creek, Tyers River, Rintoul Creek, Eaglehawk Creek, Thomson River, Avon River |
| Tributaries Right: | Bennie Creek, Morwell River, Wade Creek, Traralgon Creek, Flynns Creek |
| Custom Label: | National parks |
| Custom Data: | The Lakes NP, Gippsland Lakes CP |
| Extra: | [7] |
The Latrobe River (or sometimes La Trobe or LaTrobe) is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. The Latrobe River and its associated sub-catchment is an important source for the Gippsland Lakes, draining the south eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range.