McKenzie River (Victoria) should not be confused with Mackenzie River (Victoria).
McKenzie | |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the McKenzie River in Victoria |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Victoria |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland |
Subdivision Type5: | Local government area |
Subdivision Name5: | Shire of East Gippsland |
Length: | 15km (09miles) |
Source1: | Jungle Hill, Errinundra Plateau |
Source1 Location: | Errinundra National Park |
Source1 Elevation: | 349m (1,145feet) |
Mouth: | confluence with the Bemm River |
Mouth Location: | near Bellbird Creek |
Mouth Coordinates: | -37.6319°N 148.8869°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 75m (246feet) |
River System: | Bemm River catchment |
Tributaries Right: | Watchmaker Gully, Pheasant Creek (Victoria) |
Custom Label: | National park |
Custom Data: | Errinundra NP |
Extra: | [1] [2] |
The McKenzie River is a perennial river of the Bemm River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
McKenzie River rises below Jungle Hill, part of the Errinundra Plateau, in remote country in the Errinundra National Park, and flows generally south by east, joined by two minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Bemm River, near Bellbird Creek, west of the town of in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends over its 15km (09miles) course.[2]
The McKenzie River sub-catchment area is managed by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.
The river is traversed by the Princes Highway between and Cann River.[2]