Mackenzie River (Victoria) Explained

Mackenzie
Name Native:
Name Other:McKenzie (incorrectly)
Pushpin Map:Australia Victoria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Mackenzie River mouth in Victoria
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Victoria
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Murray Darling Depression (IBRA), Grampians
Subdivision Type4:Local government areas
Subdivision Name4:Northern Grampians, Yarriambiack, Horsham
Subdivision Type5:Towns
Subdivision Name5:Wartook, Rosebrook
Length:57km (35miles)
Source1:Grampian Range, Great Dividing Range
Source1 Location:Grampians National Park
Source1 Coordinates:-37.1129°N 142.4061°W
Source1 Elevation:323m (1,060feet)
Mouth:confluence with the Wimmera River
Mouth Location:southwest of
Mouth Coordinates:-36.7444°N 141.9475°W
Mouth Elevation:131m (430feet)
River System:Wimmera catchment
Tributaries Right:Bungalally Creek
Custom Label:National park
Custom Data:Grampians National Park
Extra:[4]

The Mackenzie River, an inland intermittent river of the Wimmera catchment, is located in the Grampians region of the Australian state of Victoria. Rising in the Grampians National Park, on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the Mackenzie River flows generally north by west and drains into the Wimmera River, southwest of .

Course and features

The Mackenzie River rises on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally west by north, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its mouth to flow into the Wimmera River at Haven; southwest of Horsham. The Mackenzie River descends over its 57km (35miles) course.[4]

The river is crossed by the Henty Highway, south of Horsham.

Etymology

In the local Aboriginal language the river is named Bun-nah, meaning "tea-tree scrub"; and in the Jardwadjali language, Bunud, meaning "mallee tree, tea-tree scrub".[1] [2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 23 October 2014.
  2. Book: Smyth, Robert Brough. The Aborigines of Victoria. 1878. Victorian Government Printer. Melbourne. 176.
  3. Web site: Clark, Ian. Heydon, Toby. Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages. Mackenzie River: Traditional Names. 2011.
  4. Web site: Map of Mackenzie River, VIC. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 23 October 2014.