Bemm River
River in Victoria, Australia
37°28′34″S 148°55′39″E / 37.47611°S 148.92750°E / -37.47611; 148.92750
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The Bemm River is a perennial river, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Course and features
Formed by the confluence of the Errinundra and Combienbar rivers, the Bemm River rises below near Boulder Flat, northwest of the town of Cann River. The river flows generally south then south by east, through the Bemm River Scenic Reserve and the Cape Conran Coastal Park, joined by the Goolengook and McKenzie rivers and six minor tributaries, before reaching its mouth with Bass Strait via Sydenham Inlet in the Shire of East Gippsland, near the settlement of Bemm River. The river descends 165 metres (541 ft) over its 58 kilometres (36 mi) course.[2]
The catchment area comprises mainly public land, including Errinundra National Park and the Lind National Park. These areas have a broad range of ecosystems including cool and warm temperate rainforest, ancient wet eucalypt forest, coastal heathland and banksia woodland. The Bemm River catchment area is managed by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.
Etymology
The name of the river is derived from the Aboriginal words binn or birn of the Gunai people, meaning "fish hawk".[1]
See also
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References
- ^ a b c "Bemm River: 10400". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Map of Bemm River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
External links
- "Bemm River sub-catchment". East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria.
- "Bemm River - Catchment Map" (map). East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria.
- East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (2013). East Gippsland regional catchment strategy 2013 -2019 (PDF). Bairnsdale: East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. ISBN 978-0-9758164-6-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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Waterways of the East Gippsland catchment, Victoria, Australia
- Ada (East Gippsland)
- Arte
- Back
- Bemm
- Bendoc
- Benedore
- Berrima
- Betka
- Big (Brodribb)
- Bonang
- Brodribb
- Buchan
- Cann
- Cann River East
- Combienbar
- Crooked
- Dargo
- Deddick
- Delegate
- Dry
- Errinundra
- Genoa
- Goolengook
- Hartland
- Humffray
- Ingeegoodbee
- Jack (East Gippsland)
- Little (Moroka)
- Little (Snowy River NP)
- Little (Sydenham Inlet)
- Little (Tambo)
- Little Arte
- Little Dargo
- Little Goolengook
- Little Yalmy
- McKenzie
- Mitchell
- Moroka
- Mueller
- Murrindal
- Nicholson
- Queensborough
- Red
- Rich
- Rocky
- Rodger
- Saint Patricks
- Snowy
- Suggan Buggan
- Tambo
- Thurra
- Timbarra
- Wallagaraugh
- Wentworth
- Wingan
- Wongungarra
- Wonnangatta
- Yalmy
- Yeerung
- Boggy (East Gippsland)
- Cabbage Tree
- Cobbannah
- Forge
- Haunted Stream
- Hospital
- Iguana
- Jingallala
- Jones (East Gippsland)
- Prospect
- Reedy (East Gippsland)
- Sardine
- Skull
- Stony
- Swamp
- Swifts
- Tea Tree
- Teal
- Tingaringy
- Toms
- Tonghi
- Wangarabell
- Lake Barracoota
- Lake Corringle
- Lake Curlip
- Lake Furnell
- Gippsland Lakes
- Lake King
- Lake Victoria (East Gippsland)
- Swan Lake
- Lake Tyers
- Lake Wat Wat
Rivers of Victoria- Lakes of Victoria
- East Gippsland catchment
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