Toorongo River

The Toorongo River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Toorongo
Location of the Toorongo River mouth in Victoria
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland
Local government areaShire of Baw Baw
Physical characteristics
SourceCone Hill, Mount Toorongo Range, Great Dividing Range
 • locationremote country east northeast of Powelltown
 • coordinates37°48′36″S 146°3′17″E
 • elevation705 m (2,313 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Latrobe River
 • location
north of Neerim North
 • coordinates
37°54′20″S 146°1′29″E
 • elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Length12 km (7.5 mi)
Basin features
River systemWest Gippsland catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftMundic Creek
National parkHawthorn Creek Reference Area
[1][2]

Course and features

Toorongo River rises below Cone Hill within the Mount Toorongo Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, in remote country east northeast of Powelltown. The river flows generally south, joined by one minor tributary and is fed by drainage spilling over the Toorongo Falls, before reaching its confluence with the Latrobe River, near the Mount Baw Baw Road, north of the locality of Neerim North in the Shire of Baw Baw. The river descends 490 metres (1,610 ft) over its 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) course.[2]

The Toorongo River sub-catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

See also

References
  1. "Toorongo River: 28036". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. "Map of Toorongo River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2014.


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