Cann River

The Cann River is a perennial river located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

This article is about the watercourse. For the township on this river, see Cann River, Victoria.
Not to be confused with Cann River East Branch.

Cann
Cann River West Branch, Buldah River
Ferns near Cann River, Victoria, Australia
Mouth of the Cann River, in Victoria.
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government areaShire of East Gippsland
TownCann River
Physical characteristics
SourceGranite Mountain, Cobienar Range
 • locationErrinundra National Park
 • elevation1,080 m (3,540 ft)
MouthBass Strait
 • location
Tamboon Inlet
 • coordinates
37°45′3″S 149°7′18″E
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length102 km (63 mi)
Basin size1,167 km2 (451 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftIno Creek, Tennyson Creek, Buldah Creek, Kelly Creek, Cann River East Branch, Log Bridge Creek, Dinner Creek, George Creek, Gibbs Creek, Peach Tree Creek (Victoria)
 • rightCameron Creek (Victoria), Kate Creek, Neilson Creek, Jim Walker Creek, Steve Creek, Tonghi Creek, Camp Creek (Victoria)
National parksErrinundra NP, Coopracambra NP, Croajingolong NP
[1][2]

Course and features

The Cann River rises southwest of Granite Mountain in remote country on the eastern boundary of the Errinundra National Park and flows generally east, then south, then east, then south through the western edge of the Coopracambra National Park and through the Croajingolong National Park, joined by seventeen minor tributaries before reaching its mouth with Bass Strait, at the Tamboon Inlet in the Shire of East Gippsland.[3] The river descends 1,080 metres (3,540 ft) over its 102 kilometres (63 mi) course.[2]

The river is traversed by the Monaro Highway in its upper reaches, and the Princes Highway at the town of Cann River.[2]

The Cann River catchment area is 1,167 square kilometres (451 sq mi), the majority of which is contained within the state of Victoria and managed by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. A small portion of the catchment lies within New South Wales, most notably the Tennyson Creek sub-catchment.

See also

References
  1. "Cann River: 12386". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. "Map of Cann River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. "Cann River" (PDF). East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.


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