Wentworth River (Victoria)
| Wentworth (Tally-yalmy, Daberda'bara) | |
| River | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Regions | South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland |
| Local government area | Shire of East Gippsland |
| Part of | Mitchell River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Wentworth River Baldhead Branch, Wild Horse Creek (Victoria), Pheasant Creek |
| - right | Danes Creek, Teapot Creek |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| - location | east of Dargo |
| - elevation | 977 m (3,205 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Wonnangatta River and Swamp Creek to form the Mitchell River |
| - location | Horseshoe Bend, north of Mitchell River National Park |
| - elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°34′41″S 147°22′8″E / 37.57806°S 147.36889°ECoordinates: 37°34′41″S 147°22′8″E / 37.57806°S 147.36889°E |
| Length | 59 km (37 mi) |
The Wentworth River is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
The Wentworth River rises below Mount Birregun east of Dargo, part of the Great Dividing Range, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Dinner Plain and a similar distance southwest of Omeo. The river flows generally southeast, then southwest, then south in a highly meandering course through a state forestry area, joined by four minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Wonnangatta River and Swamp Creek to form the Mitchell River north of the Mitchell River National Park, in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends 866 metres (2,841 ft) over its 59-kilometre (37 mi) course.
In the Australian Aboriginal Braiakaulung dialect of the Gunai language, there are two names for the Wentworth River; Tally-yalmy, meaning "shark" referring to an oral legend that a long time ago, "old man Blackfellow" caught a little shark at the mouth of the Wentworth River; and Daberda'bara, meaning "rocky bank."
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