Maribyrnong River

Maribyrnong
Salt Water River^[1]
Maribyrnong; Salt Water River
	The Maribyrnong River as it flows past the Melbourne suburb of Essendon West
	Contour map of the river basin
Etymology	ringtail possum
Native name	Mareingalk (Woiwurrung); Mirrangbamurn (Woiwurrung);
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	North–western Melbourne
City	Melbourne
Physical characteristics
Source	Macedon Ranges, Great Dividing Range
Source confluence	Deep and Jackson Creeks
• location	Taylors Lakes
• coordinates	37°40′10″S 144°48′17″E / 37.66944°S 144.80472°E
• elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Yarra River
• location	Yarraville
• coordinates	37°49′14″S 144°54′25″E / 37.82056°S 144.90694°E
• elevation	0.2 m (7.9 in)
Length	40 km (25 mi)
Basin size	1,450 km2 (560 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Port Phillip catchment

The Maribyrnong River ⫽ˈmærəbənɒŋ⫽ is a perennial river^[1] of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the north–western suburbs of Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Maribyrnong River: 20419". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
^ "Maribyrnong River: 20419: Traditional Name: Mareingalk". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
^ "Maribyrnong River: 20419: Traditional Name: Mirrangbamurn". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
^ "Maribyrnong River Basin 30". Department of Primary Industries. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
^ "Map of Maribyrnong River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 7 April 2014.