Tyers River
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The Tyers 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
The Tyers River rises below Talbot Peak, part of the Great Dividing Range, within the Baw Baw National Park at an elevation of 1,240 metres (4,070ft) and descends steeply. At Tyers Junction the river is joined by the confluence of the Tyers River West Branch that drains the eastern slopes of Mount Mueller from an elevation of 1,130 metres (3,710ft) and the Tyers River East Branch that drains the southern slopes of Talbot Peak from an elevation of 551 metres (1,808ft). The river flows in a highly meandering course generally south, then south by east, through the Moondarra State Park, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Latrobe River west of Tyers in the Latrobe City local government area. The river descends 1,200 metres (3,900ft) over its 57-kilometre (35mi) course.
The river name comes from the Crown Land Commissioner for Gippsland circa late 1880s, Charles J. Tyers.
The Tyers River is impounded by the Moondarra Reservoir, at the junction of the Tyers River and Jacobs Creek. The 30,400thousand cubic metres (1,070×10^6cuft) reservoir is predominantly used to augment domestic water supplies.
The Tyers River sub-catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.
See also
- Rivers of Australia §Victoria