Turton | |
Name Other: | Turton Creek[1] |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Turton River mouth in Victoria |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Victoria |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland |
Subdivision Type5: | Local government area |
Subdivision Name5: | Shire of Wellington |
Length: | 31km (19miles) |
Source1: | Mount Wellington, Great Dividing Range |
Source1 Location: | below Trapyard Hill |
Source1 Elevation: | 1340m (4,400feet) |
Mouth: | confluence with the Avon River |
Mouth Location: | northwest of |
Mouth Coordinates: | -37.6969°N 146.8961°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 221m (725feet) |
River System: | West Gippsland catchment |
Custom Label: | National park |
Custom Data: | Avon Wilderness Park |
Extra: | [2] |
The Turton River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
The Turton River rises below Trapyard Hill, drawing its source from the southeastern slopes of Mount Wellington and the southwestern slopes of the Moroka Range, both part of the Great Dividing Range. The river flows in a highly meandering course generally south, then west, before reaching its confluence with the Avon River northwest of . The entire course of the river is contained within the Avon Wilderness Park. The river descends over its 31km (19miles) course.[2]