The Yea River rises in the Toolangi State Forest north-east of Toolangi and northwest of Mount Tanglefoot, part of the Great Dividing Range. The river generally flows in a northerly direction, generally aligned with the Melba Highway which crosses the river in its lower reaches. The river is joined by six tributaries including the Murrindindi River, flows east and north of the town of Yea before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River, near Ghin Ghin Bridge. The river descends 403 metres (1,322 ft) over its 74-kilometre (46 mi) course.[3]
The suspected Aboriginal Taungurung language name for the river is Kayigai, with no clearly defined meaning. A surveyor's map of c. 1860 gives Kayigai or Muddy Creek, so it is likely that was the Aboriginal name of the river.[2][4]
The river was called Muddy Creek in 1824 by explorers Hume and Hovell because of its muddy banks. The river was renamed when or soon after the town of Muddy Creek was renamed Yea.[2][4] The river, like the town is named in honour of Colonel Lacy Walter Yea – a British Army colonel killed during the Crimean War in 1855, the year that Yea was founded.[1][5][6]
river, inland, perennial, river, goulburn, broken, catchment, part, murray, darling, basin, located, lower, south, eastern, highlands, bioregion, northern, country, north, central, regions, australian, state, victoria, yeapipeline, crossing, glenburnlocation, . The Yea River an inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment part of the Murray Darling basin is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria YeaPipeline crossing the Yea River at GlenburnLocation of the Yea River mouth in VictoriaEtymologyIn honour of Colonel Lacy Walter Yea 1 Native nameKayigai Daungwurrung 2 LocationCountryAustraliaStateVictoriaRegionSouth Eastern Highlands bioregion IBRA Northern Country North CentralLGAMurrindindiTownsToolangi Castella Glenburn YeaPhysical characteristicsSourceGreat Dividing Range locationbelow Mount Tanglefoot coordinates37 19 56 S 145 28 27 E 37 33222 S 145 47417 E 37 33222 145 47417 elevation566 m 1 857 ft Mouthconfluence with the Goulburn River locationnorthwest of Yea coordinates37 30 53 S 145 31 10 E 37 51472 S 145 51944 E 37 51472 145 51944 elevation162 m 531 ft Length74 km 46 mi Basin featuresRiver systemGoulburn Broken catchment Murray Darling basinTributaries leftCaptain Creek Rocky Creek Victoria Rellimeiggam Creek Ti Tree Creek rightKaty Creek Murrindindi RiverNature reserveMurrindindi River Scenic Reserve 3 Contents 1 Location and features 2 Etymology 3 See also 4 ReferencesLocation and features edit nbsp Yea River Conservation Reserve Jan 2020The Yea River rises in the Toolangi State Forest north east of Toolangi and northwest of Mount Tanglefoot part of the Great Dividing Range The river generally flows in a northerly direction generally aligned with the Melba Highway which crosses the river in its lower reaches The river is joined by six tributaries including the Murrindindi River flows east and north of the town of Yea before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River near Ghin Ghin Bridge The river descends 403 metres 1 322 ft over its 74 kilometre 46 mi course 3 The river is also crossed by the Goulburn Valley Highway east of Yea Etymology editThe suspected Aboriginal Taungurung language name for the river is Kayigai with no clearly defined meaning A surveyor s map of c 1860 gives Kayigai or Muddy Creek so it is likely that was the Aboriginal name of the river 2 4 The river was called Muddy Creek in 1824 by explorers Hume and Hovell because of its muddy banks The river was renamed when or soon after the town of Muddy Creek was renamed Yea 2 4 The river like the town is named in honour of Colonel Lacy Walter Yea a British Army colonel killed during the Crimean War in 1855 the year that Yea was founded 1 5 6 See also edit nbsp Australia portal nbsp Water portal List of rivers of Australia VictoriaReferences edit a b Lloyd Ernest Marsh 1900 Yea Lacy Walter Giles In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 63 London Smith Elder amp Co a b c Yea River entry 622387 VICNAMES Government of Victoria Retrieved 18 October 2014 a b Map of Yea River VIC Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia Retrieved 18 October 2014 a b Sinnott Nigel Place Names of the Alexandra Lake Eildon and Big River Area of Victoria Alexandra Friends of the Alexandra Library Visitor information Yea Retrieved 12 February 2011 title missing The Sunday Age 3 October 2010 p 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yea River amp oldid 1137132610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
