The Ada River is a
perennial river
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of the
Bemm River catchment, located in the
East Gippsland
East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia covering (14%) of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It has a population of 80,114.
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region of the
Australia
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n state of
Victoria.
Course and features
Ada River rises below
Mount Ellery, part of the
Errinundra Plateau, in remote country in the
Errinundra National Park, and flows generally south by east, before reaching its
confluence
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with the
Errinundra River, near Tommy Roundhead Hill, northwest of the town of in the
Shire of East Gippsland
The Shire of East Gippsland is a local government area in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and as of the had a population of 48,715.
It includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Benambra ...
. The river descends over its
course.
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The Ada River sub-catchment area is managed by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.
]
See also
* List of rivers of Australia
Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
Longest rivers nationally
Longest river by state or territory
Although the Murray River forms much of the bor ...
References
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East Gippsland catchment
Rivers of Gippsland (region)
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