The Agnes River is a
perennial river
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of the
West Gippsland
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catchment, located in the
South Gippsland
South Gippsland, a region of Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, is a well-watered region consisting of low, rolling hills descending to the coast in the south and the Latrobe Valley in the north. Low granite hills continue into Wilsons Promon ...
region of the
Australian state of
Victoria
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.
Course and features
Agnes River rises below Beech Hill in
state forest
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Background
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ry area within the
Strzelecki Ranges
The Strzelecki Ranges (pronounced STREHZ leckee) is a set of low mountain ridges located in the West Gippsland and South Gippsland regions of the Australian state of Victoria.
The Ranges are named after Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, a Polish expl ...
, and flows generally south in a highly meandering
course, before reaching its
mouth in
Corner Inlet
The Corner Inlet is a bay located south-east of Melbourne in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Of Victoria's large bays it is both the easternmost and the warmest. It contains intertidal mudflats, mangroves, salt marsh and s ...
of
Bass Strait, southeast of the town of in the
South Gippsland Shire
The Shire of South Gippsland is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 29,576.
It includes the towns of Leongatha, Korumburra ...
. The river descends over its course.
The Agnes River sub-catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.
The river is traversed by the
South Gippsland Highway
The South Gippsland Highway is a partially divided highway in Victoria, Australia which connects the city of Melbourne with the South Gippsland region of Victoria, ending in the town of Sale. The highway begins at Lonsdale Street (Princes High ...
between and .
Etymology
In the
Australian Aboriginal
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Brataualung language the name of the river is ''Kut-wut'', with no defined meaning.
[
The river derives its current name from the Ages River, after 'Agnes,' daughter of John Gellion, an early settler;][ and was named by Governor La Trobe in 1845 in honour of his daughter, Agnes.]
See also
* List of rivers of Australia
References
External links
* website
Rivers of Victoria (Australia)
West Gippsland catchment
Rivers of Gippsland (region)
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