Wannon River
| Wannon River | ||
 Basin of the Glenelg River and Wannon River |
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| Data | ||
| location | Victoria , Australia | |
| River system | Glenelg River | |
| Drain over | Glenelg River → Indian Ocean | |
| source |
Mount Frederick in Grampians National Park 37 ° 18 ′ 31 ″ S , 142 ° 31 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| Source height | 399 m | |
| muzzle |
Glenelg River at Casterton Coordinates: 37 ° 36 '50 " S , 141 ° 25' 35" E 37 ° 36 '50 " S , 141 ° 25' 35" E |
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| Mouth height | 43 m | |
| Height difference | 356 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.6 ‰ | |
| length | 223.1 km | |
| Left tributaries | Back Creek, Sawpit Creek, Fern Hill Creek, Grange Burn, Boggy Creek, Henty Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Little Tea Tree Creek, Dundas River , Tulloh Creek, Saltpan Creek, Konong Woolong Creek, Wennicott Creek | |
| Medium-sized cities | Hamilton, Casterton | |
| Small towns | Dunkeld, Cavendish, Wannon, Coleraine, Penshurst | |
 Wannon River in Cavendish |
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The Wannon River is a river in the southwest of the Australian state of Victoria .
geography
The river has its source on the eastern slopes of Mount Frederick in the Grampians and initially flows south. At Dunkeld at the southern end of the Grampians National Park it turns its course to the west and flows into the Glenelg River at Casterdon .
On its way it flows through the towns of Cavendish, Wannon, Hamilton, Coleraine and Penshurst.
About 20 kilometers west of Hamilton , the Wannon River falls over two waterfalls, the Wannon Falls and the Nigretta Falls. Both are tourist attractions and are also provided with appropriate facilities. The impressionist painter Louis Buvelot painted in the 1880s many scenes around these waterfalls.
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Back Creek - 211 m
- Little Tea Tree Creek - 204 m
- Dundas River - 201 m
- Sawpit Creek - 196 m
- Fern Hill Creek - 183 m
- Tulloh Creek - 127 m
- Grange Burn - 82 m
- Konong Woolong Creek - 61 m
- Wennicott Creek - 60 m
- Boggy Creek - 60 m
- Henty Creek - 60 m
history
Historically important is the role of the river in the settlement of the area by the Henty Brothers .
Agriculture
The main agricultural use of the land on the river banks is the keeping of sheep for wool production. But lambs and calves for meat production are also bred there.
politics
The Division of Wannon , an Australian federal constituency whose mandate was held from 1955 to 1983 by former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser , was named after this river.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Map of Wannon River, VIC (399 m-243 m) . Bonzle.com
- ↑ a b c Map of Wannon River, VIC (243 m – 43 m) . Bonzle.com
- ↑ Wannon Basin . Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority
- ↑ Waterfalls . Southern Grampians Shire Council ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
