The Mackenzie River, an inland intermittent river of the
Wimmera
The Wimmera is a region of the Australian state of Victoria. The district is located within parts of the Loddon Mallee and the Grampians regions; and covers the dryland farming area south of the range of Mallee scrub, east of the South Aust ...
catchment, is located in the
Grampians
The Grampian Mountains (''Am Monadh'' in Gaelic) is one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland, that together occupy about half of Scotland. The other two ranges are the Northwest Highlands and the Southern Uplands. The Grampian rang ...
region of the
Australian state of
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
. Rising in the
Grampians National Park
The Grampians National Park commonly referred to as The Grampians, is a national park located in the Grampians region of Victoria, Australia. The Jardwadjali name for the mountain range itself is Gariwerd.
The national park is situated betw ...
, on the northern slopes of the
Great Dividing Range, the Mackenzie River flows generally north by west and drains into the
Wimmera River
The Wimmera River, an inland intermittent river of the Wimmera catchment, is located in the Grampians and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. Rising in the Pyrenees, on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the Wimme ...
, southwest of .
Course and features
The Mackenzie River rises on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally west by north, joined by one minor
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
, before reaching its
mouth to flow into the Wimmera River at Haven; southwest of Horsham. The Mackenzie River descends over its
course.
[
The river is crossed by the Henty Highway, south of Horsham.
]
Etymology
In the local Aboriginal language the river is named ''Bun-nah'', meaning "tea-tree scrub"; and in the Jardwadjali language
The Wemba Wemba language is an extinct Aboriginal Australian language once spoken along the Murray River and its tributaries in North Western Victoria and South Central New South Wales.
Nari Nari, a dialect of Wemba Wemba, is part of a langu ...
, ''Bunud'', meaning "mallee tree, tea-tree scrub".[
]
See also
* List of rivers of Victoria
References
Wimmera catchment
Rivers of Grampians (region)
Grampians (national park)
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