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The Morwell River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland and South Gippsland regions of the Australian state of Victoria.

Morwell
CRB party crossing Morwell River
Mouth of the Morwell River in Victoria
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland, South Gippsland
Local government area	Latrobe City
Towns	Boolarra, Yinnar, Morwell
Physical characteristics
Source	Strzelecki Ranges
Source confluence	West Branch and East Branch of the Morwell River
• location	Boolarra South
• coordinates	38°26′28″S 146°18′45″E
• elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Latrobe River
• location	south of Yallourn North
• coordinates	38°10′25″S 146°21′50″E
• elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Length	41 km (25 mi)
Basin features
River system	West Gippsland catchment
Tributaries
• left	O'Grady Creek
• right	Middle Creek (Victoria)
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Location and features

Formed by the confluence of the West Branch and East Branch of the river, the Morwell River rises in the Strzelecki Ranges, below Boolarra South. The river flows generally in a northerly direction, joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its mouth to form confluence with the Latrobe River, south of Yallourn North. The river descends 156 metres (512 ft) over its 41-kilometre (25 mi) course.[2] The lower reaches of the river has been diverted around open-cut coal mines by channels and pipelines until it enters the Latrobe River.

On 6 June 2012, a levee bank failure resulted in the flooding of the Yallourn coal mine causing damage to its infrastructure and cutting fuel supply to the adjacent power station.[3]

See also

• Rivers of Victoria

References

External links

• "West Gippsland Regional Catchment Strategy (2013 - 2019)" (PDF – 4MB). West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. 2012. ISBN 978-0-9805562-8-5.^{[permanent dead link]}
• "Latrobe Catchment Ecosystem" (PDF). West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2011.

На других языках

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[de] Morwell River

Der Morwell River ist ein Fluss im zentralen Gippsland im australischen Bundesstaat Victoria.

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- [en] Morwell River

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