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Macalister
Macalister River is located in Victoria
Macalister River
Mouth of the Macalister River in Victoria
EtymologyCaptain Lachlan Macalister[1][2]
Native nameWirnwirndook'yeerung (Kurnai)[3][4]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionVictorian Alps (IBRA), South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland
Local government areaShire of Wellington
SettlementsMaffra
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationbelow Mount Howitt
 • coordinates37°10′18″S 146°39′37″E / 37.17167°S 146.66028°E / -37.17167; 146.66028
 • elevation1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Thomson River
 • location
south of Maffra
 • coordinates
38°2′18″S 146°58′52″E / 38.03833°S 146.98111°E / -38.03833; 146.98111
 • elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Length177 km (110 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
Basin features
River systemWest Gippsland catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftCaledonia River, Wellington River, Stony Creek 2 (Macalister River, Victoria), Main Northern Channel
 • rightPeters Creek (Victoria), Coleman Creek (Victoria), Grimme Creek, Barkly River, Target Creek, Serpentine Creek, Mount Useful Creek, Cheyne Creek, Stony Creek 1 (Macalister River, Victoria), Glenmaggie Creek, Main Serpentine Drain
National parkAlpine NP, Avon Wilderness Park
[5]

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

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference blake was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bird was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Macalister River: 20119: Traditional Name: Wirnwirndook'yeerung". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Macalister River: 20119: Traditional name: Wirnwirndook'yeerung". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Map of Macalister River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

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