The Wentworth River is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Wentworth
Location of the Wentworth River mouth in Victoria
Native name	Tally-yalmy,[1][2]  (Kurnai) Daberda'bara[3][4]  (Kurnai)
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government area	Shire of East Gippsland
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
• location	east of Dargo
• elevation	977 m (3,205 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Wonnangatta River and Swamp Creek to form the Mitchell River
• location	Horseshoe Bend, north of Mitchell River National Park
• coordinates	37°34′41″S 147°22′8″E
• elevation	137 m (449 ft)
Length	59 km (37 mi)
Basin features
River system	Mitchell River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Wentworth River Baldhead Branch, Wild Horse Creek (Victoria), Pheasant Creek
• right	Danes Creek, Teapot Creek
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Features and location

The Wentworth River rises below Mount Birregun east of Dargo, part of the Great Dividing Range, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Dinner Plain and a similar distance southwest of Omeo. The river flows generally southeast, then southwest, then south in a highly meandering course through a state forestry area, joined by four minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Wonnangatta River and Swamp Creek to form the Mitchell River north of the Mitchell River National Park, in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends 866 metres (2,841 ft) over its 59-kilometre (37 mi) course.[6]

Etymology

In the Australian Aboriginal Braiakaulung dialect of the Gunai language, there are two names for the Wentworth River; Tally-yalmy, meaning "shark" referring to an oral legend that a long time ago, "old man Blackfellow" caught a little shark at the mouth of the Wentworth River;[1][2] and Daberda'bara, meaning "rocky bank."[3][4]

See also

• List of rivers in Australia

References

External links

• "Mitchell River sub-catchment". East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria.
• "Mitchell River - Catchment Map" (map). East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria.

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