Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria)

This article is about the river located in the Gippsland region. For the river of the same name located in the Northern Grampians Shire region, see Avon River (Grampians, Victoria). For other rivers named Avon, see River Avon (disambiguation).

Avon
Avon River near Stratford, 2008
Location of the Avon River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyOriginally called the Avoca; named the Avon by Angus McMillan
Native name
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Corner (IBRA), South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland
Local government areaWellington
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Wellington, Great Dividing Range
 • locationMiler Spur, Avon Wilderness Park
 • coordinates37°30′38″S 146°51′44″E / 37.51056°S 146.86222°E / -37.51056; 146.86222
 • elevation664 m (2,178 ft)
MouthLake Wellington
 • location
east of Sale; southeast of Stratford
 • coordinates
38°2′57″S 147°16′7″E / 38.04917°S 147.26861°E / -38.04917; 147.26861
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length122 km (76 mi)
Basin features
River systemWest Gippsland catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftTurton River, Valencia Creek, Freestone Creek, Blackall Creek, Perry River
 • rightMount Hump Creek, McColl Creek, Ben Cruachan Creek, Navigation Creek, Nuntin Creek
National parkAvon Wilderness Park

The Avon River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region, of the Australian state of Victoria. The Avon, forms an important part of the Latrobe sub-catchment, draining the south eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, to form the Gippsland Lakes.

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