| Perry Providence Ponds | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Perry River mouth in Victoria | |
| Etymology | In honour of Captain Samuel Perry |
| Native name | Goomballa (Kurnai) |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), East Gippsland |
| Local government area | Shire of Wellington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Fernbank |
| • elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Avon River |
| • location | southeast of Stratford |
| • coordinates | 38°2′38″S 147°15′50″E / 38.04389°S 147.26389°E / -38.04389; 147.26389 |
| • elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Length | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | East Gippsland catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Sandy Creek (Perry River, Victoria), Jones Creek (Perry River, Victoria), Fiddlers Creek |
| National park | The Lakes National Park |
The Perry River is a perennial river of the East Gippsland catchment, located in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Location and features
The Perry River rises near Fernbank on the East Gippsland plain and flows in a highly meandering course generally south, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Avon River before the Avon empties into Lake Wellington southeast of Stratford. Within Lake Wellington, the Avon forms its confluence with the Latrobe River, empties into Bass Strait via the Mitchell River south of Lakes Entrance. The river descends 63 metres (207 ft) over its 29-kilometre (18 mi) course.
Etymology
In the Aboriginal Brataualung language the name for the river is Goomballa, meaning "climbing".
The river was named in 1840 by Count Paweł Strzelecki after Captain Samuel Perry, deputy Surveyor General of New South Wales.
See also
References
- ^ "Perry River: 23400". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ Blake, Les (1977). Place names of Victoria. Adelaide: Rigby. p. 294. ISBN 0-7270-0250-3., cited in Bird (2006)
- ^ "Perry River: 23400: Traditional name: Goomballa". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Perry River: 23400: Traditional name: Goomballa". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Map of Perry River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- Dowd, Bernard T. (1967). "Perry, Samuel Augustus (1787 - 1854)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
External links
- "West Gippsland Regional Catchment Strategy (2013 - 2019)" (PDF – 4MB). West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. 2012. ISBN 978-0-9805562-8-5.
- "Latrobe Catchment Ecosystem" (PDF). West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2011.
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