Tanjil
Location of the Tanjil River mouth in Victoria
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland
Local government areas	Shire of Baw Baw, Latrobe City
Physical characteristics
Source	Tanjil River East Branch
• location	below Mount Baw Baw
• elevation	1,250 m (4,100 ft)
2nd source	Tanjil River West Branch
• location	below Mount Tooronga, Tanjil Bren
• elevation	677 m (2,221 ft)
Source confluence	East and West branches of the Tanjil River
• location	Mount Tanjil Nature Reserve, between Neerim South and Rawson
• coordinates	37°58′46″S 146°11′36″E / 37.97944°S 146.19333°E / -37.97944; 146.19333
• elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Latrobe River
• location	west of Lake Narracan
• coordinates	38°9′1″S 146°16′46″E / 38.15028°S 146.27944°E / -38.15028; 146.27944
• elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Length	34 km (21 mi)
Basin features
River system	West Gippsland catchment
Tributaries
• left	Boggy Creek
• right	Russell Creek (Victoria)
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The Tanjil River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the Tanjil River West Branch that drains the eastern slopes of Mount Toorongo from an elevation of 677 metres (2,221 ft) and the northwestern slopes of the Mount Baw Baw from an elevation of 1,485 metres (4,872 ft) and the Tanjil River East Branch that drains the western slopes of Mount Baw Baw from an elevation of 1,520 metres (4,990 ft), the Tanjil River rises below Hill End within the Great Dividing Range, in the Mount Tanjil Nature Reserve east of Neerim South and southwest of Rawson. The river flows in a highly meandering course generally south, then south by east, joined by two minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Latrobe River west of both Lake Narracan and Yallourn North in the Latrobe City local government area. The river descends 149 metres (489 ft) over its 34-kilometre (21 mi) course.^[2]

The Tanjil River is impounded by the Blue Rock Dam, that provides cooling water for thermal power stations sited in the Latrobe Valley, and to augment domestic water supplies. A small 2.4-megawatt (3,200 hp) hydroelectric power station is located on the river below the dam wall.^[3]

The Tanjil River sub-catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

See also

• List of rivers of Australia

References

External links

• "West Gippsland Regional Catchment Strategy (2013 - 2019)" (PDF – 4MB). West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. 2012. ISBN 978-0-9805562-8-5.^{[permanent dead link]}
• "Latrobe Catchment Ecosystem" (PDF). West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2011.

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