Jack River (East Gippsland, Victoria)

This article is about the watercourse in the Shire of East Gippsland. For the watercourse in Shire of Wellington, see Jack River (Wellington, Victoria). For the settlement located in the Shire of Wellington, see Jack River, Victoria.

Jack
Mouth of the Jack River in Victoria
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government area	Shire of East Gippsland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Murrungowa
• elevation	122 m (400 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Brodribb River
• location	Brodribb Flora Reserve
• coordinates	37°37′39″S 148°35′41″E
• elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Length	8 km (5.0 mi)
Basin features
River system	Snowy River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Spring Creek (Victoria), Rocky River (Victoria)
Nature reserve	Brodribb Flora Reserve

The Jack River is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Course and features

The Jack River rises in a state forestry area northwest of Murrungowa and flows generally southeast, joined by the Rocky River and one minor tributary before reaching its confluence with the Brodribb River, within the Brodribb Flora Reserve in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends 122 metres (400 ft) over its 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) course.

The catchment area of the river is administered by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

See also

• List of rivers of Australia

External links

• "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.