Ada River (Baw Baw, Victoria)

For other uses, see Ada River (disambiguation).
Ada
River[1]
Country Australia
State Victoria
Regions South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland
Local government area Shire of Baw Baw
Part of West Gippsland catchment
Source Marney Hill
 - location northeast of Powelltown
 - elevation 843 m (2,766 ft)
 - coordinates 37°49′33″S 145°47′39″E / 37.82583°S 145.79417°E / -37.82583; 145.79417
Mouth confluence with the Latrobe River
 - location west of Noojee
 - elevation 297 m (974 ft)
 - coordinates 37°52′56″S 145°53′43″E / 37.88222°S 145.89528°E / -37.88222; 145.89528Coordinates: 37°52′56″S 145°53′43″E / 37.88222°S 145.89528°E / -37.88222; 145.89528
Length 14 km (9 mi)
Mouth of the Ada River in Victoria
[1][2]

The Ada 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

Ada River rises below Marney Hill, northeast of Powelltown, in a state forestry area, and flows generally northeast, then south by east, before reaching its confluence with the Latrobe River, north of the Yarra Junction-Noojee Road, west of the locality of Noojee in the Shire of Baw Baw. The river descends 546 metres (1,791 ft) over its 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) course.[2]

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ada River: 9160". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Ada River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

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