Tanjil River

Tanjil
River[1]
Country Australia
State Victoria
Regions South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland
Local government areas Shire of Baw Baw, Latrobe City
Part of West Gippsland catchment
Tributaries
 - left Boggy Creek
 - right Russell Creek (Victoria)
Landmark Blue Rock Dam Power Station
Primary source Tanjil River East Branch
 - location below Mount Baw Baw
 - elevation 1,250 m (4,101 ft)
Secondary source Tanjil River West Branch
 - location below Mount Tooronga, Tanjil Bren
 - elevation 677 m (2,221 ft)
Source confluence East and West branches of the Tanjil River
 - location Mount Tanjil Nature Reserve, between Neerim South and Rawson
 - elevation 202 m (663 ft)
 - coordinates 37°58′46″S 146°11′36″E / 37.97944°S 146.19333°E / -37.97944; 146.19333
Mouth confluence with the Latrobe River
 - location west of Lake Narracan
 - elevation 53 m (174 ft)
 - coordinates 38°9′1″S 146°16′46″E / 38.15028°S 146.27944°E / -38.15028; 146.27944Coordinates: 38°9′1″S 146°16′46″E / 38.15028°S 146.27944°E / -38.15028; 146.27944
Length 34 km (21 mi)
Reservoir Blue Rock Dam
Nature reserves Mount Tanjil Nature Reserve;
Blue Rock Lake Water Supply Reserve
Location of the Tanjil River mouth in Victoria
[1][2]

The Tanjil River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the Tanjil River West Branch that drains the eastern slopes of Mount Toorongo from an elevation of 677 metres (2,221 ft) and the Tanjil River East Branch that drains the southeastern slopes of Mount Baw Baw from an elevation of 1,520 metres (4,990 ft), the Tanjil River rises below Hill End within the Great Dividing Range, in the Mount Tanjil Nature Reserve east of Neerim South and southwest of Rawson. The river flows in a highly meandering course generally south, then south by east, joined by two minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Latrobe River west of both Lake Narracan and Yallourn North in the Latrobe City local government area. The river descends 149 metres (489 ft) over its 34-kilometre (21 mi) course.[2]

The Tanjil River is impounded by the Blue Rock Dam, that provides cooling water for thermal power stations sited in the Latrobe Valley, and to augment domestic water supplies. A small 2.4-megawatt (3,200 hp) hydroelectric power station is located on the river below the dam wall.[3]

The Tanjil River sub-catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tanjil River: 27074". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Tanjil River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Register of Large Dams in Australia" (Excel (requires download)). Dams information. The Australian National Committee on Large Dams Incorporated. 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2014.


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