Tarra River (Victoria)

The Tarra River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the South Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

For other uses, see Tarra River (disambiguation).

Tarra
Tarra River (Victoria) is located in Victoria
Tarra River (Victoria)
Location of the Perry River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyIn honour of Charley Tarra.[1][2]
Native nameBlindit'yin (Kurnai)[3][4]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), South Gippsland
Local government areaShire of Wellington
Physical characteristics
SourceStrzelecki Ranges
 • locationnear Womerah
 • coordinates37°27′16″S 146°32′30″E
 • elevation238 m (781 ft)
MouthCorner Inlet, then Bass Strait
 • location
east of Port Albert
 • coordinates
38°39′42″S 146°43′7″E
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length56 km (35 mi)
Basin features
River systemWest Gippsland catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftBodman Creek
[5][6]

Location and features

The Tarra River rises on the southern slopes of the Strzelecki Ranges, near Womerah, on the southwestern boundary of the Tarra-Bulga National Park, and flows in a highly meandering course generally east then south, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its mouth within the Corner Inlet, east of Port Albert, and emptying into Bass Strait. The river descends 238 metres (781 ft) over its 56-kilometre (35 mi) course.[6]

The river is traversed by the South Gippsland Highway between Yarram and Greenmount.[6]

Etymology

In the Aboriginal Braiakaulung language the name for the river is Blindit'yin, meaning "platypus".[3][4]

The river was named in honour of Charley Tarra, a Gippsland Company Aboriginal guide.[1][2]

See also

References
  1. Brodribb, William Adams (1883). Recollections of an Australian squatter: 1835-1883. Sydney: Woods.
  2. Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. "Tarra River: 27130: Traditional name: Blindit'yin". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  4. "Tarra River: 27130: Traditional name: Blindit'yin". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  5. "Tarra River: 27130". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. "Map of Tarra River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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