Perry River (Avon River)
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| location | Victoria , Australia | |
| River system | Latrobe River | |
| Drain over | Avon River (Lake Wellington) → Gippsland Lakes → Bass Strait | |
| source | at Fernbank ( Gippsland ) 37 ° 52 ′ 43 ″ S , 147 ° 16 ′ 25 ″ E |
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| Source height | 66 m | |
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Avon River Coordinates: 38 ° 2 ′ 34 " S , 147 ° 15 ′ 50" E 38 ° 2 ′ 34 " S , 147 ° 15 ′ 50" E |
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| Mouth height | 2.8 m | |
| Height difference | 63.2 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.2 ‰ | |
| length | 29 km | |
| Right tributaries | Sandy Creek, Fiddlers Creek, Jones Creek | |
The Perry River is a river in Gippsland in the southeast of the Australian state of Victoria .
course
The source is below Fernbank north of Lake Wellington . From there, the Perry River flows 28 kilometers south and flows into the Avon River just before Lake Wellington .
Surname
The river was named by Count Strzelecki after Captain Perry of the New South Wales Survey Department .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Map of Perry River, VIC . Bonzle.com
- ↑ 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)