Powlett River
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Powlett |
| name_native | mis (Boonwurrung) |
| name_etymology | In honour of Frederick Powlett, the Commissioner of the District of Western Port |
| pushpin_map | Australia Victoria |
| pushpin_map_caption | Mouth of the Powlett River in Victoria |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Australia |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | Victoria |
| subdivision_type3 | Region |
| subdivision_name3 | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland |
| subdivision_type5 | Local government area |
| subdivision_name5 | Bass Coast |
| length | 27 km |
| source1 | Strzelecki Ranges |
| source1_location | near Ellerside, north of |
| source1_coordinates | |
| source1_elevation | 42 m |
| mouth | Bass Strait |
| mouth_location | west of |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | 0 m |
| river_system | West Gippsland catchment |
| tributaries_right | Foster Creek |
| custom_label | National park |
| extra | |
| :: |
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The Powlett River (Boonwurrung: Kugerungmome) is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Location and features
The Powlett River rises on the southern slopes of the Strzelecki Ranges, near Ellerside, north of , and flows generally west, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its mouth within Bass Strait, west of , within the Shire of Bass Coast. The river descends 40 m over its 27 km course.
The river is traversed by the Bass Highway between Daylston and Wonthaggi.
Etymology
In the Aboriginal Boonwurrung language the name for the river is Kugerungmome, with no clearly defined meaning.
The river was named in 1840 in honour of Frederick Powlett, |first=P. M. |last=Sales |title=Powlett, Frederick Armand (1811–1865) |id2=powlett-frederick-armand-2560 |access-date=7 August 2014 |first=Les |last=Blake |title=Place names of Victoria |location=Adelaide |publisher=Rigby |year=1977 |pages=294 |isbn=0-7270-0250-3 |last = Bird |first = Eric |date = 12 October 2006 |title = Place Names on the Coast of Victoria |publisher = The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS) |url = http://www.anps.org.au/documents/VIC_coastal.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110218121208/http://www.anps.org.au/documents/VIC_coastal.pdf |archive-date = 18 February 2011 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all
References
References
- (2 May 1966). "Powlett River: 23828: Traditional Name: Kugerungmome". [[Government of Victoria (Australia).
- (2 May 1966). "Powlett River: 23828". [[Government of Victoria (Australia).
- "Map of Powlett River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
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