Wannon River

Catchment area of ​​the Glenelg River and Wannon River

Wannon River in Cavendish

The Wannon River is a river in south-west of the Australian state of Victoria.

Geography

The river rises on the eastern slopes of Mount Frederick in the Grampians and flows first to the south. At Dunkeld at the southern end of the Grampians National Park, he turns his course to the west and flows Casterdon in the Glenelg River.

On its way it flows through the towns of Cavendish, Wannon, Hamilton, Coleraine and Penshurst.

Approx. 20 km west of Hamilton crashes Wannon River about two waterfalls, the Wannon Falls and the Nigretta Falls. Both are tourist attractions and are also provided with appropriate facilities. The Impressionist painter Louis Buvelot painted in the 1880s many scenes around these waterfalls.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

• Back Creek - 211 m
• Little Tea Tree Creek - 204 m
• Dundas River - 201 m
• Sawpit Creek - 196 m
• Fernhill Creek - 183 m
• Tulloh Creek - 127 m
• Grange Burn - 82 m
• Konong Woolong Creek - 61 m
• Wennicott Creek - 60 m
• Boggy Creek - 60 m
• Henty Creek - 60 m

History

Historically important is the role of the river for the settlement of the area by the Henty Brothers.

Agriculture

The main agricultural use of the land along the river banks is the breeding of sheep for wool production. However, lambs and calves for meat production are grown there.

Policy

The Division of Wannon, an Australian Federal constituency, whose mandate 1955-1983 held the former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, was named after this river.