Wingan River

The Wingan River is a perennial river with no defined major catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

For the locality of the same name, see Wingan River, Victoria.
Wingan
The Wingan Inlet, at the mouth of the Wingan River.
Mouth of the Wingan River, in Victoria
EtymologyAboriginal: wangan, meaning "reed bed"[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government areaShire of East Gippsland
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Future
 • locationWingan Swamp
 • elevation188 m (617 ft)
MouthBass Strait
 • location
Wingan Inlet
 • coordinates
37°44′21″S 149°30′14″E
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length49 km (30 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftYoke Up Creek, Hard To Seek Creek
 • rightScrubby Creek, Karlo Creek, Dingo Creek (Victoria), Scudder Creek, Surprise Creek, Branch Creek (Victoria)
National parksAlfred NP, Croajingolong NP, Wingan Inlet NP
[2][3]

Course and features

The Wingan River rises below Mount Future, near the Wingan Swamp, north of the Alfred National Park between Cann River and Genoa, 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 188 metres (617 ft) over its 49 kilometres (30 mi) course.[3]

The upper reaches of the river is traversed by the Princes Highway.

Etymology

The name of the river is derived from the Aboriginal word wangan, meaning "reed bed".[1]

See also

References
  1. Blake, Les (1977). Place names of Victoria. Adelaide: Rigby. p. 294. ISBN 0-7270-0250-3. cited in Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  2. "Wingan River: 103341". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. "Map of Wingan River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2014.


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