Loch | |
Name Other: | Lock |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Loch River 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 Type4: | LGA |
Subdivision Name4: | Shire of Baw Baw |
Subdivision Type5: | Town |
Length: | 19km (12miles) |
Source1: | Roy Hill, Great Dividing Range |
Source1 Location: | State forestry area east northeast of and southeast of |
Source1 Coordinates: | -37.8169°N 145.9308°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 896m (2,940feet) |
Mouth: | confluence with the Latrobe River |
Mouth Coordinates: | -37.8917°N 145.9975°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 228m (748feet) |
River System: | West Gippsland catchment |
Custom Label: | National park |
Extra: | [1] [2] |
The Loch River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Loch River rises below Roy Hill within the Great Dividing Range, in a remote state forestry area east northeast of and southeast of . The river flows generally north, then east, then south by east through the Loch Valley, before reaching its confluence with the Latrobe River at the locality of in the Shire of Baw Baw. The river descends over its 19km (12miles) course.[2]
The Loch River sub-catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.