Powlett River

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Powlett (Kugerungmome[1])
River[2]
Name origin: In honour of Frederick Powlett, the Commissioner of the District of Western Port[3][4][5]
Country Australia
State Victoria
Regions South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland
Local government area Bass Coast
Part of Western Port catchment
Tributaries
 - right Foster Creek
Source Strzelecki Ranges
 - location near Ellerside, north of Inverloch
 - elevation 42 m (138 ft)
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Mouth Bass Strait
 - location west of Wonthaggi
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
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Length 27 km (17 mi)
Mouth of the Moee River in Victoria
[2][6]

The Powlett River is a perennial river of the Western Port catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Location and features

The Powlett River rises on the southern slopes of the Strzelecki Ranges, near Ellerside, north of Inverloch, and flows generally west, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its mouth within Bass Strait, west of Wonthaggi, within the Shire of Bass Coast. The river descends 40 metres (130 ft) over its 27 kilometres (17 mi) course.[6]

The river is traversed by the Bass Highway between Daylston and Wonthaggi.[6]

Etymology

In the Australian 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,[3] the Commissioner of the Western Port District.[4][5]

See also

References

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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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