| Powlett | |
| Name Native: | (Boonwurrung)[1] |
| Name Etymology: | In honour of Frederick Powlett, the Commissioner of the District of Western Port |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Powlett 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 Type5: | Local government area |
| Subdivision Name5: | Bass Coast |
| Length: | 27km (17miles) |
| Source1: | Strzelecki Ranges |
| Source1 Location: | near Ellerside, north of |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -38.5439°N 145.7431°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 42m (138feet) |
| Mouth: | Bass Strait |
| Mouth Location: | west of |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -38.5833°N 145.5108°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
| River System: | West Gippsland catchment |
| Tributaries Right: | Foster Creek |
| Custom Label: | National park |
| Extra: | [2] [3] |
The Powlett River (Boonwurrung: Kugerungmome) is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
The Powlett River rises on the southern slopes of the Strzelecki Ranges, near Ellerside, north of, and flows generally west, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its mouth within Bass Strait, west of, within the Shire of Bass Coast. The river descends over its course.[3]
The river is traversed by the Bass Highway between Daylston and Wonthaggi.[3]
In the Aboriginal Boonwurrung language the name for the river is Kugerungmome, with no clearly defined meaning.[1]
The river was named in 1840 in honour of Frederick Powlett, the Commissioner of the Western Port District.[4] [5]