Yea | |
---|---|
Pipeline crossing the Yea River at Glenburn | |
Etymology | In honour of Colonel Lacy Walter Yea[1] |
Native name | Kayigai (Daungwurrung)[2] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | South Eastern Highlands bioregion (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central |
LGA | Murrindindi |
Towns | Toolangi, Castella, Glenburn, Yea |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Great Dividing Range |
• location | below Mount Tanglefoot |
• coordinates | 37°19′56″S 145°28′27″E / 37.33222°S 145.47417°E |
• elevation | 566 m (1,857 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Goulburn River |
• location | northwest of Yea |
• coordinates | 37°30′53″S 145°31′10″E / 37.51472°S 145.51944°E |
• elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
Length | 74 km (46 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Goulburn Broken catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Captain Creek, Rocky Creek (Victoria), Rellimeiggam Creek, Ti Tree Creek |
• right | Katy Creek, Murrindindi River |
Nature reserve | Murrindindi River Scenic Reserve |
[3] |
The Yea River, an inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria.
dnb
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).