| Wingan | |
| Name Etymology: | Aboriginal wangan, meaning "reed bed" |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Wingan 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: | 49km (30miles) |
| Source1: | Mount Future |
| Source1 Location: | Wingan Swamp |
| Source1 Elevation: | 188m (617feet) |
| Mouth: | Bass Strait |
| Mouth Location: | Wingan Inlet |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -37.7392°N 149.5039°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | Yoke Up Creek, Hard To Seek Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Scrubby Creek, Karlo Creek, Dingo Creek (Victoria), Scudder Creek, Surprise Creek, Branch Creek (Victoria) |
| Custom Label: | National parks |
| Custom Data: | Alfred NP, Croajingolong NP, Wingan Inlet NP |
| Extra: | [1] [2] |
The Wingan River is a perennial river with no defined major catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
The Wingan River rises below Mount Future, near the Wingan Swamp, north of the Alfred National Park between and, and flows generally south through the Croajingolong National Park joined by eight minor tributaries before reaching its mouth with Bass Strait, at the Wingan Inlet within the Wingan Inlet National Park in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends over its course.[2]
The upper reaches of the river is traversed by the Princes Highway.
The name of the river is derived from the Aboriginal word wangan, meaning "reed bed".[3]