Timbarra River (Tambo River)

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Timbarra River
Data
location Victoria , Australia
River system Tambo River
Drain over Tambo River  → Gippsland Lakes  → Bass Strait
source Nunniong Plains in the Great Dividing Range
37 ° 7 ′ 36 ″  S , 147 ° 59 ′ 45 ″  E
Source height 1260  m
muzzle Tambo River Coordinates: 37 ° 33 ′ 57 "  S , 147 ° 58 ′ 13"  E 37 ° 33 ′ 57 "  S , 147 ° 58 ′ 13"  E
Mouth height 88  m
Height difference 1172 m
Bottom slope 13 ‰
length 89.7 km
Left tributaries Mount Elizabeth Creek
Right tributaries Wilkinson Creek, Back River
Small towns Timbarra

The Timbarra River is a river in eastern Gippsland in the Australian state of Victoria .

It rises on the Nunniong Plains , about 30 km east of Omeo on the Great Dividing Range and then flows 90 km south to its confluence with the Tambo River about 10 km southeast of Tambo Crossing .

River course

The Timbarra River flows mainly through forested mountainous lands and deep valleys. Its bed consists of gravel , rubble and mud and has many pools . The small town of Timbarra is located on the river , about 30 km southwest of Buchan .

The river is part of the Tambo-Nicholson Basin and one of the larger tributaries of the Tambo River. The main tributaries of the Timbarra River are the Wilkinson Creek and the Back River .

The remote Timbarra River Gorge , a canyon eight kilometers north of Timbarra, has been classified as a major geological formation by the Geological Society of Australia .

Ecology and recreation

The Timbarra River is in good ecological condition and carries water all year round.

Access to the river bank is difficult, but the Timbarra River is a popular fishing spot, especially for catching brown trout brought in from Europe , which naturally spawn in the river . Native fish in the river are the sensitive Australian trout pike ( Prototroctes maraena , Australian grayling) from the New Zealand salmon family , the codfish Gadopsis marmoratus (river blackfish), the catadrome ice fish Pseudaphritis urvillii (tupong) and eels .

One of the sports houses at Swifts Creek Secondary College was named after the Timbarra River.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Map of Timbarra River, VIC . Bonzle.com
  2. ↑ a b c 8423 Omeo, Victoria, Topographic Map . Topographic Map Series. Commonwealth of Australia
  3. ↑ a b c VicRoads Country Street Directory of Victoria . 4th edition. Royal Automobile Club of Victoria. Noble Park VIC (2000). ISSN  1329-5284
  4. ^ A b G. W. & LA Keating: Timbarra River - Tambo Nicholson Catchment . East Gippsland Directories.
  5. ↑ a b c Angling Waters of the Tambo River Basin 23 . Department of Primary Industries. The State of Victoria
  6. ↑ Nicholson / Tambo Map . East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.egcma.com.au
  7. ↑ Victorian Resources Online: 8523-6 Timbarra River Gorge . Victorian Resources Online. Department of Primary Industries. The State of Victoria
  8. ↑ Tambo River Basin 23 . Department of Primary Industries. The State of Victoria
  9. ^ Swifts Creek Secondary College - About: Sports . Swifts Creek Secondary College