The Tarra River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the South Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Tarra
Location of the Perry River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	In honour of Charley Tarra.[1][2]
Native name	Blindit'yin  (Kurnai)[3][4]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), South Gippsland
Local government area	Shire of Wellington
Physical characteristics
Source	Strzelecki Ranges
• location	near Womerah
• coordinates	37°27′16″S 146°32′30″E
• elevation	238 m (781 ft)
Mouth	Corner Inlet, then Bass Strait
• location	east of Port Albert
• coordinates	38°39′42″S 146°43′7″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	56 km (35 mi)
Basin features
River system	West Gippsland catchment
Tributaries
• left	Bodman Creek
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Location and features

The Tarra River rises on the southern slopes of the Strzelecki Ranges, near Womerah, on the southwestern boundary of the Tarra-Bulga National Park, and flows in a highly meandering course generally east then south, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its mouth within the Corner Inlet, east of Port Albert, and emptying into Bass Strait. The river descends 238 metres (781 ft) over its 56-kilometre (35 mi) course.[6]

The river is traversed by the South Gippsland Highway between Yarram and Greenmount.[6]

Etymology

In the Australian Aboriginal Braiakaulung language the name for the river is Blindit'yin, meaning "platypus".[3][4]

The river was named in honour of Charley Tarra, a Gippsland Company Aboriginal guide.[1][2]

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]}

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