Mueller River (Victoria)

This article is about the Australian river located in Victoria. For the New Zealand river of the same name, see Mueller River.
Mueller
River[1]
Country Australia
State Victoria
Regions South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government area Shire of East Gippsland
Source Mount Drummer
 - location Alfred National Park
 - elevation 273 m (896 ft)
Mouth Bass Strait
 - location near Point Hicks
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 37°46′44″S 149°19′36″E / 37.77889°S 149.32667°E / -37.77889; 149.32667Coordinates: 37°46′44″S 149°19′36″E / 37.77889°S 149.32667°E / -37.77889; 149.32667
Length 30 km (19 mi)
National parks Alfred NP, Croajingolong NP
Mueller River in Victoria
[1][2]

The Mueller River is a perennial river with no defined major catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Course and features

The Mueller River rises below Mount Drummer in the Alfred National Park between Cann River and Genoa, and flows generally south through the Croajingolong National Park before reaching its mouth with Bass Strait, east of Point Hicks in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends 273 metres (896 ft) over its 30 kilometres (19 mi) course.[2]

The upper reaches of the river is traversed by the Princes Highway.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mueller River: 21914". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Mueller River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 January 2014.


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