| Tarra | |
| Name Native: | [1] [2] |
| Name Etymology: | In honour of Charley Tarra. |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Perry 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), South Gippsland |
| Subdivision Type5: | Local government area |
| Subdivision Name5: | Shire of Wellington |
| Length: | 56km (35miles) |
| Source1: | Strzelecki Ranges |
| Source1 Location: | near Womerah |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -37.4544°N 146.5417°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 238m (781feet) |
| Mouth: | Corner Inlet, then Bass Strait |
| Mouth Location: | east of |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -38.6617°N 146.7186°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
| River System: | West Gippsland catchment |
| Tributaries Left: | Bodman Creek |
| Custom Label: | National park |
| Extra: | [3] [4] |
The Tarra River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the South Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
The Tarra River rises on the southern slopes of the Strzelecki Ranges, near Womerah, on the southwestern boundary of the Tarra-Bulga National Park, and flows in a highly meandering course generally east then south, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its mouth within the Corner Inlet, east of, and emptying into Bass Strait. The river descends over its 56km (35miles) course.[4]
The river is traversed by the South Gippsland Highway between and Greenmount.[4]
In the Aboriginal Braiakaulung language the name for the river is Blindit'yin, meaning "platypus".[1] [2]
The river was named in honour of Charley Tarra, a Gippsland Company Aboriginal guide.[5] [6]