Lang Lang River
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{{Infobox river
| name = Lang Lang
| native_name = {{native name list |tag1=mis|name1=Lang Lang Berin|paren1=omit|postfix1= (Boonwurrung){{cite web|url=https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/historicalInformation.html?method=edit&id=4179|title=Lang Lang River: 19260: Traditional name: Lang Lang Berin|work=Vicnames|publisher=Government of Victoria|date=12 August 2011|access-date=7 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085958/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/historicalInformation.html?method=edit&id=4179|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}}
|tag2=mis|name2=Porbin yaluk|paren2=omit|postfix2= (Boonwurrung){{cite web|url=https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/historicalInformation.html?method=edit&id=4180|title=Lang Lang River: 19260: Traditional name: Porbin yaluk|work=Vicnames|publisher=Government of Victoria|date=12 August 2011|access-date=7 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091525/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/historicalInformation.html?method=edit&id=4180|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}}
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| name_other = Tobin Yallock Creek
| name_etymology = Debated. Either in honour of an early settler named Lang, or from the Boonwurrung language name for the river.
| image = Lang Lang Aerial.jpg
| image_size = 290px
| image_caption = Lang Lang River, as it flows near {{VICcity|Lang Lang}}, viewed from the southwest
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| pushpin_map = Australia Victoria
| pushpin_map_size = 290
| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the Lang Lang River mouth in Victoria
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Australia
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Victoria
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland
| subdivision_type4 = Local government area
| subdivision_name4 = Cardinia
| subdivision_type5 = Town
| subdivision_name5 = {{VICcity|Lang Lang}}
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| source1 = Strzelecki Ranges
| source1_location = north of {{VICcity|Korumburra}}
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|38|20|42|S|145|53|58|E|display=inline}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|26|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = confluence with the Western Port
| mouth_location = north of {{VICcity|Lang Lang}}
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38|15|17|S|145|30|48|E|display=inline,title}}
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| river_system = Western Port catchment
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| tributaries_right = O'Mahony Creek
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| extra = {{cite web|url=https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=19260|title=Lang Lang River: 19260|work=Vicnames|publisher=Government of Victoria|date=2 May 1966|access-date=7 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091515/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=19260|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=203533&cmd=sp|title=Map of Lang Lang River, VIC|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|access-date=7 April 2014}}
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The Lang Lang 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 Lang Lang River rises in the Strzelecki Ranges in the East Poowong valley, north of the town of {{VICcity|Korumburra}}. The river flows generally northwest, then west, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its river mouth and emptying into the Western Port, near the town of Lang Lang. The river descends approximately {{convert|26|m}} over its {{convert|10|km}} course.
The river is fairly slow running and does flood occasionally with resultant disruptions to major roads like the South Gippsland Highway and Westernport Road and it can often leave residents stranded in nearby town Lang Lang.
Etymology
The exact origin of the name Lang Lang is debated.
One explanation is that it derives from the Aboriginal Boonwurrung language, in which there are two names for the river recorded: Lang Lang Berin, meaning "stones" or "stony"; and Porbin yaluk, meaning "flowing creek or river".
Other sources claim the river and town are named in honour of an early settler in region, called Lang.{{cite book |author=Reed, A. W. |author-link=Alexander Wyclif Reed |title=Place names of Australia |year=1973 |edition=1st |location=Frenchs Forest |publisher=Reed Books |isbn=0-589-50128-3 |page=135 }}
See also
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References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.melbournewater.com.au/waterdata/rainfallandriverleveldata/Pages/Upper-Lang-Lang.aspx |title=Upper Lang Lang - Bunyip River and Westernport catchment |work=Water data: Rainfall and river levels |publisher=Melbourne Water |date=2014}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.melbournewater.com.au/waterdata/riverhealthdata/westernport/Pages/Westernport-catchment.aspx#LowerBunyip |title=Westernport catchment: Lower Bunyip, Lang Lang and Bass system |work=Water data: River health |publisher=Melbourne Water |date=2014}}
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{{Rivers of Victoria}}
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Category:Melbourne Water catchment
Category:Rivers of Greater Melbourne (region)