Bonang River

Bonang
Tellicura, Sliprail[1]
River[1]
River and forest near Bendoc Orbost Road
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Regions	Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps, East Gippsland
Local government area	Shire of East Gippsland
Part of	Snowy River catchment
Source	Bonang River North Branch
- location	Snowy River National Park
Source confluence	Bonang River South Branch
- location	below Mountain Little Bill
- elevation	767 m (2,516 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Deddick River
- location	south of the Black-Allan Line
- elevation	503 m (1,650 ft)
- coordinates	37°6′18″S 148°38′27″E / 37.10500°S 148.64083°E / -37.10500; 148.64083Coordinates: 37°6′18″S 148°38′27″E / 37.10500°S 148.64083°E / -37.10500; 148.64083
Length	30 km (19 mi)
National park	Snowy River NP
Mouth of the Bonang River in Victoria
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The Bonang River is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the northern and southern branches of the river, the Bonang River rises below Mountain Little Bill in a remote alpine wilderness area within the Snowy River National Park, near The Gap Scenic Reserve. The river flows generally north leaving the national park, then northwest, and then west, joined by six minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Deddick River in the Victorian State Forestry country, below Mount Rosendale in the Shire of East Gippsland, south of the Black-Allan Line that forms part of the border between Victoria and New South Wales. The river descends 264 metres (866 ft) over its 30-kilometre (19 mi) course.^[2]

In its upper reaches, the river is traversed by Bonang Road north of the road's junction with McKillops Road.^[2]

History

Aboriginal history

The traditional custodians of the land surrounding the Bonang River are the Australian Aboriginal Bidawal and Nindi-Ngudjam Ngarigu Monero peoples.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Australia

References

External links

• "Snowy River National Park: park notes" (PDF). Parks Victoria. November 2013. 
• "Snowy River sub-catchment". East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria. 
• "Snowy River - Catchment Map" (map). East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria. 
• East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (2013). East Gippsland regional catchment strategy 2013 -2019 (PDF). Bairnsdale: East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. ISBN 978-0-9758164-6-2.