The Tarago River is a

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of the

Western Port Western Port, (Boonwurrung: ''Warn Marin'') commonly but unofficially known as Western Port Bay, is a large tidal bay in southern Victoria, Australia, opening into Bass Strait. It is the second largest bay in the state. Geographically, it is do ...

catchment, located in the

West Gippsland West Gippsland, a region of Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, extends from the southeastern limits of metropolitan Melbourne and Western Port Bay in the west to the Latrobe Valley in the east, and is bounded by the Strzelecki Ranges to the south ...

region of the

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n state of

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Location and features

The Tarago River rises near Gentle Annie Camp, part of the south-eastern portion of the Yarra Ranges within the

Bunyip State Park Bunyip State Park is a state park east of Melbourne, near the town of Gembrook, in the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range within the Australian state of Victoria. Location and features The area was used for logging from 1898 until 19 ...

, near Bunyip Gap. The river flows generally east then south, then west by south, then west, then south, joined by two minor

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and the

Bunyip River The Bunyip River is a perennial river of the Western Port catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. Location and features The Bunyip River rises below Mount Beenak, part of the southern portion of the Y ...

, before being channeled to form the Main Drain. From here the river flows through a series of urban concrete culverts in a south-westerly direction, emptying into the Western Port, southwest of . The river descends approximately over its course, prior to entering the Main Drain. At the confluence of the Tarago and Bunyip Rivers, the rivers are traversed by the

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, north of the locality of . 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 ...

traverses the Main Drain near its

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, emptying into the Western Port.

References

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Location and features

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