Murrindal River
{{Short description|River in Victoria, Australia}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2014}}
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| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth of the Murrindal River in Victoria
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| subdivision_name2 = Victoria
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| subdivision_name3 = South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
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| subdivision_name5 = Shire of East Gippsland
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| source1 = below Butchers Ridge
| source1_location = west of Snowy River National Park
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| mouth = confluence with the Buchan River
| mouth_location = west of Lucas Point
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| extra = {{cite web|url=https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=22029|title=Murrindal River: 22029|work=Vicnames|publisher=Government of Victoria|date=2 May 1966|access-date=12 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112141049/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=22029|archive-date=12 January 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=204796&cmd=sp|title=Map of Murrindal River, VIC|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|access-date=2 January 2014}}
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The Murrindal River is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Course and features
The Murrindal River rises below Butchers Ridge, and flows generally south, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Buchan River west of Lucas Point in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends {{convert|647|m}} over its {{convert|42|km|adj=on}} course.
At the locality of Murrindal, the river is traversed by the Gelantipy Road.
The traditional custodians of the land surrounding the upper reaches of the Murrindal River are the Australian Aboriginal Bidawal and Nindi-Ngudjam Ngarigu Monero peoples;{{cite web |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/snowy-river-national-park |title=Snowy River National Park |work=Explore national parks |publisher=Parks Victoria |access-date=12 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102013910/http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/snowy-river-national-park |archive-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead }} while in its lower reaches, the Gunaikurnai people identify the land surrounding {{VICcity|Buchan}} as their traditional country.{{cite web |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/buchan-caves-reserve |title=Buchan Caves Reserve |work=Explore national parks |publisher=Parks Victoria |access-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103033113/http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/buchan-caves-reserve |archive-date=3 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}
See also
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References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/315641/Park-note-Snowy-River-National-Park.pdf |format=PDF |title=Snowy River National Park: park notes |publisher=Parks Victoria |date=November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103033103/http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/315641/Park-note-Snowy-River-National-Park.pdf |archive-date=3 January 2014 |df=dmy-all }}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.egcma.com.au/rivers/171/ |title=Snowy River sub-catchment |work=East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority |publisher=Government of Victoria}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.egcma.com.au/rivers/280/ |title=Snowy River - Catchment Map |work=East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority |publisher=Government of Victoria |format=map}}
- {{cite book |url=http://www.egcma.com.au/file/file/East%20Gippsland%20Regional%20Catchment%20Strategy%202013-2019.pdf |format=PDF |title=East Gippsland regional catchment strategy 2013 -2019 |publisher=East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority |author=East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority |isbn=978-0-9758164-6-2 |location=Bairnsdale |year=2013 |access-date=13 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114110459/http://www.egcma.com.au/file/file/East%20Gippsland%20Regional%20Catchment%20Strategy%202013-2019.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}
{{Rivers of the East Gippsland catchment}}
{{Rivers of Victoria}}
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Category:East Gippsland catchment
Category:Rivers of Gippsland (region)
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