Nicholson River (Victoria)

Nicholson River
Looking south along the river from the East Gippsland Rail Trail trestle bridge at Nicholson
Origin	Angora Range (Australian Alps)
Mouth	Lake King (Gippsland Lakes)
Basin countries	Australia
Length	72.5 km (45.0 mi)

The Nicholson River is a river in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, lying between the Mitchell and the Tambo Rivers.^[1] It has a length of 72.5 km (45.0 mi).^[2]

The river was named by Angus McMillan in 1839 after Charles Nicholson, who represented the Port Phillip District on the NSW Legislative Council and was later Colonial Secretary. ^{[3] [4]}

The Nicholson River begins in the Angora Range in the lower reaches of the Australian Alps west of Ensay.^[5] It flows south-east passing through the small town of Nicholson before entering Lake King, one of the main lakes in the extensive Gippsland Lakes system.^[1]

See Also

• Haughtons Flat Diversion Tunnel

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Vicroads Country Street Directory of Victoria (4 ed.). Noble Park, Victoria: Royal Automobile Club of Victoria. 2000. ISSN 1329-5284. 
2. ^ "Nicholson / Tambo Catchments". Official Website. East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. http://www.webcitation.org/5wNhWF4B7. Retrieved 2009-05-13. 
3. ^ Daley, Charles (1960), The Story of Gippsland, Melbourne: Whitcombe and Tombs, pp. 213 , cited in Bird (2006)
4. ^ Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria". The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). http://www.anps.org.au/documents/VIC_coastal.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-10. 
5. ^ 8423 Omeo, Victoria, Topographic Map. National Topographic Map Series (1 ed.). Commonwealth of Australia. 1982. 

Looking north to the rail trail trestle bridge across the river at Nicholson

Coordinates: 37°50′36″S 147°44′07″E / 37.84333°S 147.73528°E / -37.84333; 147.73528