Delatite River
| Delatite (Wappang, Callathera, Kalylatherer, Kay-lath-er-rer, Pappang, Wapping) |
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| Devil's | |
| River | |
 Delatite River near Mirimbah
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| Name origin: Aboriginal Daungwurrung: derived from Beolite | |
| Country | Australia |
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| State | Victoria |
| Regions | South Eastern Highlands bioregion (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central |
| Local government area | Mansfield |
| Part of | Goulburn Broken catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Lanky Creek |
| - right | Plain Creek, Stony Creek (Delatite River), Devil Plain Creek, River Creek, Howes Creek, Burnt Creek, Ford Creek, Brankeet Creek |
| Towns | Merrijig |
| Source | Victorian Alps, Great Dividing Range |
| - location | between Mount Stirling and Mount Buller |
| - elevation | 1,490 m (4,888 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°08′39.5″S 146°29′43″E / 37.144306°S 146.49528°E |
| Mouth | confluence with the Goulburn River |
| - location | Lake Eildon |
| - elevation | 260 m (853 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°10′3″S 145°59′57″E / 37.16750°S 145.99917°ECoordinates: 37°10′3″S 145°59′57″E / 37.16750°S 145.99917°E |
| Length | 85 km (53 mi) |
| National park | Lake Eildon National Park |
| Reservoir | Lake Eildon |
The Delatite 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. The headwaters of the Delatite River rise on the western slopes of the Victorian Alps and descend to flow into the Goulburn River within Lake Eildon.
The Delatite River rises in Howqua Gap, between the ski resort mountains of Mount Stirling and Mount Buller, of the Great Dividing Range. The river flows generally westwards, initially through rugged national park and state forests and, as the river descends, through more open woodlands. The river is joined by nine tributaries, passing north of the town of Merrijig before reaching its confluence in Lake Eildon, an impoundment formed on the Goulburn and Delatite rivers, just east of Eildon. The river descends 1,230 metres (4,040 ft) over its 85-kilometre (53 mi) course.
In Australian Aboriginal languages, the river is variously named Wappang, Callathera, Kalylatherer or Kay-lath-er-rer, Pappang, and Wapping with no defined meanings for each of the words.
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