Thurra River

Thurra
River
256px Thurra River from the Croajingolong sand dunes
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Regions	South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government area	Shire of East Gippsland
Source	Mealing Hill
- elevation	311 m (1,020 ft)
Mouth	Bass Strait
- location	near Point Hicks
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates
Length	71 km (44 mi)
National parks	Alfred NP, Croajingolong NP
Mouth of the Thurra River, in Victoria.

The Thurra River is a perennial river with no defined major catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Course and features

The Thurra River rises below Mealing Hill in remote country northeast of Cann River and flows generally south through the western edge of the Alfred National Park and through the Croajingolong National Park, before reaching its mouth with Bass Strait, east northeast of Point Hicks in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends 311 metres (1,020 ft) over its 71 kilometres (44 mi) course.

The river is traversed by the Princes Highway east of Cann River.

There are Parks Victoria campsites near the Thurra River mouth.

See also

• List of rivers of Australia