The upper reaches are contained in the rugged, heavily forested and largely inaccessible, Avon Wilderness Park. The river passes through forested hillsides, then cleared agricultural land. Around Stratford the river has dug a wide channel up to 500 metres (1,600 ft) across, composed mainly of sand banks and pebble banks. The river then forms a boundary for the Macallister Irrigation District, with Nuntin Creek joining 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) downstream of Stratford contributing a large amount of irrigation drainage to the river.
Considerable demand is placed on the Latrobe and Thomson Rivers for supply of Melbourne's water, industrial use in Australia's largest pulp and paper mill and the power industry in the Latrobe Valley, and for irrigation. The Avon escapes any major impoundment or diversion.
The river was important to the indigenousGunai/Kurnai people, highlighted by Knob Reserve, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Stratford, being part of the Gunai/Kurnai Bataluk Cultural Trail. The trail highlights the places of cultural significance to the first inhabitants across East Gippsland.[citation needed]
Etymologyedit
In the Brataualung language, two names have been recorded for the river, Dooyeedang, with no defined meaning;[4][5] and Kutbuntaura-wurk, Kurbuntaura referring to a section of the Brataua clan meaning "fire carriers" who lived on the upper Avon River, and wurk, meaning "land" or "country".[6][10]Kutbuntaura-wurk may therefore be considered a description: 'the land of the Kutbuntaura'.
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This article is about the river located in the Gippsland region For the river of the same name located in the Northern Grampians Shire region see Avon River Grampians Victoria For other rivers named Avon see River Avon disambiguation The Avon River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria The Avon forms an important part of the Latrobe sub catchment draining the south eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range to form the Gippsland Lakes AvonOn the Avon River near Stratford Location of the Avon River mouth in VictoriaEtymologyOriginally called the Avoca named the Avon by Angus McMillan 1 2 3 Native nameDooyeedang 4 5 Kurnai Adige 6 Kurnai LocationCountryAustraliaStateVictoriaRegionSouth East Corner IBRA South East Coastal Plain IBRA West GippslandLocal government areaWellingtonPhysical characteristicsSourceMount Wellington Great Dividing Range locationMiler Spur Avon Wilderness Park coordinates37 30 38 S 146 51 44 E 37 51056 S 146 86222 E 37 51056 146 86222 elevation664 m 2 178 ft MouthLake Wellington locationeast of Sale southeast of Stratford coordinates38 2 57 S 147 16 7 E 38 04917 S 147 26861 E 38 04917 147 26861 elevation0 m 0 ft Length122 km 76 mi Basin featuresRiver systemWest Gippsland catchmentTributaries leftTurton River Valencia Creek Freestone Creek Blackall Creek Perry River rightMount Hump Creek McColl Creek Ben Cruachan Creek Navigation Creek Nuntin CreekNational parkAvon Wilderness Park 7 8 Contents 1 Location and features 2 Etymology 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLocation and features editThe Avon River rises on the south eastern slopes of Mount Wellington below Miller Spur part of the Great Dividing Range within the Avon Wilderness Park 9 The rivers flows in a highly meandering course generally south then east then south by southeast joined by ten tributaries including the Turton River and the Perry River before reaching its mouth to form Lake Wellington east of Sale and southeast of Stratford Within Lake Wellington the Avon forms its confluence with the Latrobe River empties into Bass Strait via the Mitchell River south of Lakes Entrance The river descends 664 metres 2 178 ft over its 122 kilometre 76 mi course 8 The upper reaches are contained in the rugged heavily forested and largely inaccessible Avon Wilderness Park The river passes through forested hillsides then cleared agricultural land Around Stratford the river has dug a wide channel up to 500 metres 1 600 ft across composed mainly of sand banks and pebble banks The river then forms a boundary for the Macallister Irrigation District with Nuntin Creek joining 10 kilometres 6 2 mi downstream of Stratford contributing a large amount of irrigation drainage to the river Considerable demand is placed on the Latrobe and Thomson Rivers for supply of Melbourne s water industrial use in Australia s largest pulp and paper mill and the power industry in the Latrobe Valley and for irrigation The Avon escapes any major impoundment or diversion The river was important to the indigenous Gunai Kurnai people highlighted by Knob Reserve 3 kilometres 1 9 mi south of Stratford being part of the Gunai Kurnai Bataluk Cultural Trail The trail highlights the places of cultural significance to the first inhabitants across East Gippsland citation needed Etymology editIn the Brataualung language two names have been recorded for the river Dooyeedang with no defined meaning 4 5 and Kutbuntaura wurk Kurbuntaura referring to a section of the Brataua clan meaning fire carriers who lived on the upper Avon River and wurk meaning land or country 6 10 Kutbuntaura wurk may therefore be considered a description the land of the Kutbuntaura At one point named the Avoca River by Thomas Mitchell the river was named the Avon by Angus McMillan in circa 1840 1 2 See also edit nbsp Australia portal nbsp Water portal List of rivers of VictoriaReferences edit a b Reed A W 1973 Place names of Australia Frenchs Forest Reed Books p 19 ISBN 0 589 50128 3 a b Blake Les 1977 Place names of Victoria Adelaide Rigby p 294 ISBN 0 7270 0250 3 cited in Bird 2006 Bird Eric 12 October 2006 Place Names on the Coast of Victoria PDF The Australian National Placename Survey ANPS Archived from the original PDF on 18 February 2011 a b Avon River 9616 Traditional Name Dooyeedang Vicnames Government of Victoria 12 May 2011 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 8 February 2014 a b Avon River 9616 Traditional Name Dooyeedang Vicnames Government of Victoria 12 August 2011 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 8 February 2014 a b Avon River 9616 Traditional Name Kutbuntaura wurk Vicnames Government of Victoria 12 August 2011 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 8 February 2014 Avon River 9616 Vicnames Government of Victoria 2 May 1966 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 8 February 2014 a b Map of Avon River VIC Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia Retrieved 8 February 2014 Alpine National Park Our Mountain Heritage around Heyfield Licola and Dargo in the Wonnangatta Moroka area PDF Parks Victoria Government of Victoria August 2012 Archived from the original PDF on 31 March 2012 Retrieved 8 February 2014 Close David Kyhber 2021 BUCKLEY BATMAN amp MYNDIE Echoes of the Victorian culture clash frontier Sounding 1 Before 1840 and Sounding 2 Dispossession At Melbourne BookPOD p 97 4 ISBN 9780992290405 Retrieved 2 November 2021 External links editWest 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Avon River Gippsland Victoria amp oldid 1137159293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
