Cann River

This article is about the watercourse. For the township on this river, see Cann River, Victoria.

Not to be confused with Cann River East Branch.

The Cann River is a perennial river located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Cann Cann River West Branch, Buldah River
Ferns near Cann River, Victoria, Australia
Mouth of the Cann River, in Victoria.
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government area	Shire of East Gippsland
Town	Cann River
Physical characteristics
Source	Granite Mountain, Cobienar Range
• location	Errinundra National Park
• elevation	1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Mouth	Bass Strait
• location	Tamboon Inlet
• coordinates	37°45′3″S 149°7′18″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	102 km (63 mi)
Basin size	1,167 km2 (451 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Ino Creek, Tennyson Creek, Buldah Creek, Kelly Creek, Cann River East Branch, Log Bridge Creek, Dinner Creek, George Creek, Gibbs Creek, Peach Tree Creek (Victoria)
• right	Cameron Creek (Victoria), Kate Creek, Neilson Creek, Jim Walker Creek, Steve Creek, Tonghi Creek, Camp Creek (Victoria)
National parks	Errinundra NP, Coopracambra NP, Croajingolong NP
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Course and features

The Cann River rises southwest of Granite Mountain in remote country on the eastern boundary of the Errinundra National Park and flows generally east, then south, then east, then south through the western edge of the Coopracambra National Park and through the Croajingolong National Park, joined by seventeen minor tributaries before reaching its mouth with Bass Strait, at the Tamboon Inlet in the Shire of East Gippsland.^[3] The river descends 1,080 metres (3,540 ft) over its 102 kilometres (63 mi) course.^[2]

The river is traversed by the Monaro Highway in its upper reaches, and the Princes Highway at the town of Cann River.^[2]

The Cann River catchment area is 1,167 square kilometres (451 sq mi), the majority of which is contained within the state of Victoria and managed by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. A small portion of the catchment lies within New South Wales, most notably the Tennyson Creek sub-catchment.

See also

• Australia portal

• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. "Cann River: 12386". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
2. "Map of Cann River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
3. "Cann River" (PDF). East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.

External links

• "Cann River sub-catchment". East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria.
• "Cann 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.