Yarrowee River
| Yarrowee | |
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View of the Yarrowee River between Black Hill and East Ballarat west toward Peel Street. The Ballarat railway station clock tower is visible in the distance | |
| Etymology |
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| Nickname | Yarrowee Creek |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Central Highlands |
| City | Ballarat |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gong Gong Creek |
| • location | Gong Gong |
| • elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Mouth | Leigh River |
• location | Cambrian Hill, Victoria |
• coordinates | 37°37′48″S 143°49′54″E / 37.63000°S 143.83167°E |
• elevation | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
| Length | 43 km (27 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Corangamite catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Warrenheip Creek, Little Bendigo Creek, Canadian Creek, Redan Creek |
| • right | Gnarr Creek, Winter Creek, Ross Creek (Victoria) |
The Yarrowee River (or Yaramlok in the Aboriginal language) is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Central Highlands region of the Australian state of Victoria.