Brodribb River
| Brodribb River | ||
 Brodribb River at the bridge at Marlo |
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| Data | ||
| location | Victoria , Australia | |
| River system | Snowy River | |
| Drain over | Snowy River → Bass Strait | |
| source |
Mount Ellery in Errinundra National Park 37 ° 19 ′ 13 ″ S , 148 ° 45 ′ 31 ″ E |
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| Source height | 334 m | |
| muzzle | At Tabbara in the Snowy River coordinates: 37 ° 46 ′ 38 ″ S , 148 ° 31 ′ 41 ″ E 37 ° 46 ′ 38 ″ S , 148 ° 31 ′ 41 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 3 m | |
| Height difference | 331 m | |
| Bottom slope | 3.2 ‰ | |
| length | 105 km | |
| Left tributaries | Brodribb River South Branch, Ellery Creek, BA Creek, Ferntree Creek, Big River , Rich River , Tooti Creek, Jack River , Cabbage Tree Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Brodribb River North Branch, Goongerah Creek, Joy Creek, Dead Bull Creek, Dad Calf Creek, Ironbank Creek, Martin Creek, Sardine Creek, Wild Cow Creek, Dynamite Creek, Gravelly Creek, Camp Creek, Fat Cow Creek | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Curlip | |
| Small towns | Tabbara | |
The Brodribb River is a river in eastern Gippsland in the Australian state of Victoria .
course
It is created by the confluence of the two headwaters Brodribb River North Branch and Brodribb River South Branch west of the Errinundra National Park . Both source rivers originate in the park, the latter below Mount Ellery .
The Brodribb River flows 105 kilometers through the largely uninhabited foothills to the south and flows into the Snowy River at Tabbara near Orbost . Shortly before its mouth, it flows through Lake Curlip .
Surname
The river was named after William Adams Brodribb , an early settler.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Map of Brodribb River . Bonzle.com
- ↑ Janette Finch & Ruth Teale: Brodribb, William Adams (1809-1886) . Adbonline.anu.edu.au (1969)
- ↑ Les Blake: Place Names of Victoria . Rigby (1977). ISBN 0727002503 . P. 294. Quoted in: Eric Bird: The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS) - Place Names on the Coast of Victoria ( Memento of March 4, 2011 on WebCite ) - October 12, 2006, anps.org.au, English ( PDF; 157 kB)