Bemm River

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

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

Bemm
Mouth of the Bemm River at Sydenham Inlet, 2006.
Mouth of the Bemm River in Victoria
Etymology	Aboriginal (Gunai): binn or birn meaning "fish hawk"
Native name	Binn (Kurnai)
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government area	Shire of East Gippsland
Town	Bemm River
Physical characteristics
Source confluence	Errinundra River and Combienbar River
• location	Boulder Flat
• coordinates	37°28′34″S 148°55′39″E
• elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Mouth	Sydenham Inlet, Bass Strait
• location	Cape Conran Coastal Park
• coordinates	37°45′52″S 148°58′37″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	58 km (36 mi)
Basin features
River system	East Gippsland catchment
Tributaries
• left	Pyramid Creek, Dinah Creek, Jungle Creek, Summer Creek
• right	Nixon Creek, Goolengook River, Crabhole Creek, McKenzie River (Victoria), Bellbird Creek
National park	Cape Conran CP

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the Errinundra and Combienbar rivers, the Bemm River rises below near Boulder Flat, northwest of the town of Cann River. The river flows generally south then south by east, through the Bemm River Scenic Reserve and the Cape Conran Coastal Park, joined by the Goolengook and McKenzie rivers and six minor tributaries, before reaching its mouth with Bass Strait via Sydenham Inlet in the Shire of East Gippsland, near the settlement of Bemm River. The river descends 165 metres (541 ft) over its 58 kilometres (36 mi) course.

The catchment area comprises mainly public land, including Errinundra National Park and the Lind National Park. These areas have a broad range of ecosystems including cool and warm temperate rainforest, ancient wet eucalypt forest, coastal heathland and banksia woodland. The Bemm River catchment area is managed by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

Etymology

The name of the river is derived from the Aboriginal words binn or birn of the Gunai people, meaning "fish hawk".

See also

• East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
• List of rivers of Australia

External links

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