Mackenzie River (Victoria)

For other uses, see Mackenzie River.

Mackenzie McKenzie (incorrectly)
Location of the Mackenzie River mouth in Victoria
Native name	Bun-nah Bunudj (Jardwadjali)[1][2][3]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Murray Darling Depression (IBRA), Grampians
Local government areas	Northern Grampians, Yarriambiack, Horsham
Towns	Wartook, Rosebrook
Physical characteristics
Source	Grampian Range, Great Dividing Range
• location	Grampians National Park
• coordinates	37°6′46.6″S 142°24′21.8″E
• elevation	323 m (1,060 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Wimmera River
• location	southwest of Horsham
• coordinates	36°44′40″S 141°56′51″E
• elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Length	57 km (35 mi)
Basin features
River system	Wimmera catchment
Tributaries
• right	Bungalally Creek
National park	Grampians National Park
[1][4]

The Mackenzie River, an inland intermittent river of the Wimmera catchment, is located in the Grampians region of the Australian state of Victoria. Rising in the Grampians National Park, on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the Mackenzie River flows generally north by west and drains into the Wimmera River, southwest of Horsham.

Course and features

The Mackenzie River rises on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally west by north, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its mouth to flow into the Wimmera River at Haven; southwest of Horsham. The Mackenzie River descends 62 metres (203 ft) over its 57-kilometre (35 mi) course.^[4]

The river is crossed by the Henty Highway, south of Horsham.

Etymology

In the local Aboriginal language the river is named Bun-nah, meaning "tea-tree scrub"; and in the Jardwadjali language, Bunud, meaning "mallee tree, tea-tree scrub".^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of rivers of Victoria

References

1. "Mackenzie River (entry 622167)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
2. Smyth, Robert Brough (1878). The Aborigines of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 176.
3. Clark, Ian; Heydon, Toby (2011). "Mackenzie River: Traditional Names". Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
4. "Map of Mackenzie River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 23 October 2014.