Peters 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
The Macalister River rises below Mount Howitt, part of the Great Dividing Range in the southern portion of the Alpine National Park; and flows generally south by east in a highly meandering course. The river is joined by fifteen tributaries including the Caledonia, Wellington, and Barkly rivers, impounded by the Glenmaggie Dam that creates Lake Glenmaggie, before reaching its confluence with the Thomson River, south of Maffra. The river descends 1,530 metres (5,020 ft) over its 177-kilometre (110 mi) course.[5] The fertile flats and valley floor of the Macalister River support agriculture around the town of Licola.
macalister, river, perennial, river, west, gippsland, catchment, located, alpine, gippsland, regions, australian, state, victoria, macalistermouth, victoriaetymologycaptain, lachlan, macalister, native, namewirnwirndook, yeerung, kurnai, locationcountryaustral. 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 MacalisterMouth of the Macalister River in VictoriaEtymologyCaptain Lachlan Macalister 1 2 Native nameWirnwirndook yeerung Kurnai 3 4 LocationCountryAustraliaStateVictoriaRegionVictorian Alps IBRA South East Coastal Plain IBRA West GippslandLocal government areaShire of WellingtonSettlementsMaffraPhysical characteristicsSourceGreat 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 locationsouth of Maffra coordinates38 2 18 S 146 58 52 E 38 03833 S 146 98111 E 38 03833 146 98111 Coordinates 38 2 18 S 146 58 52 E 38 03833 S 146 98111 E 38 03833 146 98111 elevation14 m 46 ft Length177 km 110 mi Discharge locationmouthBasin featuresRiver systemWest Gippsland catchmentTributaries 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 DrainNational parkAlpine NP Avon Wilderness Park 5 Contents 1 Location and features 2 Etymology 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLocation and features EditThe Macalister River rises below Mount Howitt part of the Great Dividing Range in the southern portion of the Alpine National Park and flows generally south by east in a highly meandering course The river is joined by fifteen tributaries including the Caledonia Wellington and Barkly rivers impounded by the Glenmaggie Dam that creates Lake Glenmaggie before reaching its confluence with the Thomson River south of Maffra The river descends 1 530 metres 5 020 ft over its 177 kilometre 110 mi course 5 The fertile flats and valley floor of the Macalister River support agriculture around the town of Licola Etymology EditIn the Australian Aboriginal Brataualung language the river was named Wirnwirndook yeerun meaning the song of some bird 3 purportedly an emu wren 4 The river was later named the Macalister River by explorer Angus McMillan after his then employer Captain Lachlan Macalister 1 2 See also Edit Australia portalRivers of VictoriaReferences Edit a b Blake Les 1977 Place names of Victoria Adelaide Rigby p 294 ISBN 0 7270 0250 3 cited in Bird 2006 a b 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 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 a b 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 a b Map of Macalister River VIC Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia Retrieved 10 February 2014 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 This article about a location in Gippsland region is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Victoria Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Macalister River amp oldid 1095038728, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
