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Tarwin
Tarwin River is located in Victoria
Tarwin River
Location of the Tarwin River mouth in Victoria
Native name
  • Tarwin (Boonwurrung)[1]
  • Toulerm (Boonwurrung)[2]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), South Gippsland
Local government areasSouth Gippsland Shire, Baw Baw Shire
Physical characteristics
SourceStrzlecki Ranges
2nd sourceTarwin River East Branch
 • locationnear the locality of Dollar
 • elevation253 m (830 ft)
3rd sourceTarwin River West Branch
 • locationwest of Mirboo North
 • elevation91 m (299 ft)
Source confluenceEast and West branches of the Tarwin River
 • locationwest of Meeniyan
 • coordinates37°57′39″S 146°20′2″E / 37.96083°S 146.33389°E / -37.96083; 146.33389
 • elevation17 m (56 ft)
MouthAnderson Inlet, Bass Strait
 • location
Venus Bay
 • coordinates
38°41′3″S 145°50′9″E / 38.68417°S 145.83583°E / -38.68417; 145.83583
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length36 km (22 mi)
Basin features
River systemWest Gippsland catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftWild Dog Creek (Victoria), Berry's Creek (Victoria), Wilkur Creek (Victoria)
 • rightStony Creek (Victoria), Bridge Creek (Victoria)
[3][4]

The Tarwin River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the South Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. The Tarwin River is the primary river system within South Gippsland Shire and has a catchment area of approximately 1,500 square kilometres (580 sq mi), predominantly rural with small pockets of residential land use. It flows south from the Strzlecki Ranges and discharges in the eastern reaches of Anderson Inlet, a shallow estuary connected to Bass Strait.

  1. ^ "Tarwin River: 27161: Traditional Name: Tarwin". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Tarwin River: 27161: Traditional Name: Toulerm". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Tarwin River: 27161". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Map of Tarwin River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

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