Moe River (Australia) Explained

Moe River
Pushpin Map:Australia Victoria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Moe 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 area
Subdivision Name5:Baw Baw
Length:18km (11miles)
Source1 Location:near Ellinbank, south of Warragul
Source1 Coordinates:-38.2314°N 145.9142°W
Source1 Elevation:174m (571feet)
Mouth:confluence with the Latrobe River
Mouth Location:north of
Mouth Coordinates:-38.1522°N 146.2686°W
Mouth Elevation:76m (249feet)
River System:West Gippsland catchment
Tributaries Right:Bear Creek (Victoria)
Custom Label:National park
Extra:[1] [2]

The Moe River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Location and features

The Moe River rises near Ellinbank, south of Warragul, and flows generally east by north, joined by on minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Latrobe River, north of, upriver of Lake Narracan, within the Shire of Baw Baw. Much of the course of the Moe River is diverted via a drain, north of to the Moe Sewerage Authority Settling Pond. The river descends over its 18km (11miles) course.[2]

The river is traversed by the Princes Highway between Yarragon and .[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moe River: 21214. Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. 7 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140307123343/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=21214. 7 March 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Map of Moe River, VIC. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 7 March 2014.