Carey River
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location | Victoria , Australia | |
River system | Latrobe River | |
Drain over | Wellington River → Macalister River → Thomson River → Latrobe River → Gippsland Lakes → Bass Strait | |
source | Nre Surveyors Creek Camp in Alpine National Park 37 ° 25 ′ 19 ″ S , 146 ° 47 ′ 48 ″ E |
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Source height | 1370 m | |
muzzle |
Wellington River Coordinates: 37 ° 32'15 " S , 146 ° 43'1" E 37 ° 32'15 " S , 146 ° 43'1" E |
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Mouth height | 473 m | |
Height difference | 897 m | |
Bottom slope | 52 ‰ | |
length | 17.3 km | |
Left tributaries | McFarlane Creek |
The Carey River is a river in eastern Gippsland in the Australian state of Victoria .
course
It rises below the Nre Surveyors Creek Camp in the Alpine National Park at an altitude of 1370 m.
From there the Carey River flows southwest and flows into the Wellington River after 17.3 km . On its way it takes on the tributary McFarlane Creek coming from the east .
The Carey River and its tributary lie in largely uninhabited mountainous areas of the Alpine National Park .