The Latrobe River flows through Lake Narracan, a storage reservoir near Newborough built to supply cooling water for the nearby brown coal fired power stations, and through Lake Victoria before emptying into the Bass Strait.[5] In its upper reaches, the Latrobe River flows adjacent to the Noojee Streamside Reserve and the Tyers Streamside Reserve. As the river reaches its mouth, it flows adjacent to The Lakes National Park and the Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park.[9]
Major road crossings of the river, from upstream to downstream, are located on the Yarra Junction-Noojee Road east of Powelltown; the Mount Baw Baw Road east of Noojee; the Willowgrove Road south of Willow Grove; the Moe-Rawson Road north of Moe; the Moe-Glengarry Road west of Yallourn North; and the Princes Highway north of Rosedale.
The Latrobe River sub-catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.
Etymologyedit
In the Aboriginal Brataualung language the river is given two names, Durt'yowan, meaning "finger",[6][7] and Tanjil, with no defined meaning.[8]
The Australian GovernmentGazetteer lists the name of the watercourse as La Trobe River[2] and the river is sometimes spelled as LaTrobe River; meanwhile the Victorian Government Registrar of Geographic Names list the name as Latrobe River.[1]
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The Latrobe River or sometimes La Trobe 2 or LaTrobe is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria The Latrobe River and its associated sub catchment is an important source for the Gippsland Lakes draining the south eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range Latrobe 1 La Trobe 2 LaTrobeThe Sale Swing Bridge over the Latrobe RiverLocation of the Latrobe River mouth in VictoriaEtymologyIn honour of Charles La Trobe Lieutenant Governor of the Port Phillip District 3 4 Native nameDurt yowan Kurnai LocationCountryAustraliaStateVictoriaRegionSouth East Coastal Plain IBRA West GippslandLocal government areasBaw Baw Wellington East GippslandPhysical characteristicsSourceBaw Baw plateau Great Dividing Range locationbelow Dick Hill near Noojee coordinates37 49 33 S 145 47 39 E 37 82583 S 145 79417 E 37 82583 145 79417 elevation764 m 2 507 ft MouthLake Wellington locationeast of Sale coordinates37 54 11 S 147 37 20 E 37 90306 S 147 62222 E 37 90306 147 62222 elevation1 m 3 ft 3 in Length270 km 170 mi Basin featuresRiver systemWest Gippsland catchmentTributaries leftPioneer Creek Ada River Toorongo River Loch River Hawthorn Creek Tanjil River Anderson Creek Tyers River Rintoul Creek Eaglehawk Creek Thomson River Avon River rightBennie Creek Morwell River Wade Creek Traralgon Creek Flynns CreekNational parksThe Lakes NP Gippsland Lakes CP 1 5 Contents 1 Course and features 2 Etymology 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCourse and features edit nbsp Latrobe River 1883 Daniel Long State Library Victoria The Latrobe River rises below Dick Hill from the southern slopes of the Baw Baw plateau part of the Great Dividing Range between Powelltown and Noojee where it shares a watershed with the Little Yarra River in a state forestry area The river flows generally in an easterly direction then south and then east again through the Latrobe Valley joined by seventeen tributaries including the Ada Toorongo Loch Tanjil Morwell Tyers and Thomson rivers before reaching its mouth in Lake Wellington east of Sale where it forms its confluence with the Avon It then goes to flow out of Lake Wellington and into Lake Victoria Within Lake Victoria south of Bairnsdale the river forms its confluence with the Forge Creek and Mitchell River and empties into Bass Strait southwest of Lakes Entrance in the Shire of East Gippsland The river descends 764 metres 2 507 ft over its 270 kilometre 170 mi course 5 The Latrobe River flows through Lake Narracan a storage reservoir near Newborough built to supply cooling water for the nearby brown coal fired power stations and through Lake Victoria before emptying into the Bass Strait 5 In its upper reaches the Latrobe River flows adjacent to the Noojee Streamside Reserve and the Tyers Streamside Reserve As the river reaches its mouth it flows adjacent to The Lakes National Park and the Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park 9 Major road crossings of the river from upstream to downstream are located on the Yarra Junction Noojee Road east of Powelltown the Mount Baw Baw Road east of Noojee the Willowgrove Road south of Willow Grove the Moe Rawson Road north of Moe the Moe Glengarry Road west of Yallourn North and the Princes Highway north of Rosedale The Latrobe River sub catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority Etymology editIn the Aboriginal Brataualung language the river is given two names Durt yowan meaning finger 6 7 and Tanjil with no defined meaning 8 According to Les Blake in 1841 William Adams Brodribb an early settler 10 named the river in honour of Charles La Trobe Lieutenant Governor of the Port Phillip District 3 A W Reed also attributes Brodribb to naming the river in honour of La Trobe yet Reed claims that the river was discovered by Angus McMillan in 1840 who named the watercourse as Glengarry River 4 The Australian Government Gazetteer lists the name of the watercourse as La Trobe River 2 and the river is sometimes spelled as LaTrobe River meanwhile the Victorian Government Registrar of Geographic Names list the name as Latrobe River 1 See also edit nbsp Australia portal List of rivers of AustraliaReferences edit a b c Latrobe River 19128 Vicnames Government of Victoria 2 May 1966 Retrieved 25 June 2015 a b c La Trobe River Gazetteer of Australia online Geoscience Australia Australian Government a b Blake Les 1977 Place names of Victoria Adelaide Rigby p 294 ISBN 0 727 00250 3 a b Reed A W 1973 Place names of Australia Frenchs Forest Reed Books p 135 ISBN 0 589 50128 3 a b c Map of Latrobe River VIC Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia Retrieved 8 February 2014 a b Latrobe River 19128 Traditional Name Durt yowan Vicnames Government of Victoria 12 August 2011 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 25 June 2015 a b Latrobe River 19128 Traditional Name Durt yowan Vicnames Government of Victoria 12 May 2011 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 25 June 2015 a b Latrobe River 19128 Traditional Name Tanjil Vicnames Government of Victoria 12 August 2011 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 25 June 2015 Parks map search latrobe Parks Victoria Government of Victoria 2014 Retrieved 8 February 2014 Finch Janette Teale Ruth 1969 Brodribb William Adams 1809 1886 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 External links edit West 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 Latrobe River amp oldid 1137218380, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
