Wongungarra
Location of the Wongungarra River mouth in Victoria
Native name	Gwannam-o-rook[1][2] (Kurnai)
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps
LGA	Alpine Shire
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Saint Bernard, Great Dividing Range
• location	west of Dinner Plain
• coordinates	37°0′54″S 147°4′51″E / 37.01500°S 147.08083°E / -37.01500; 147.08083
• elevation	1,430 m (4,690 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Wonnangatta River
• location	Alpine National Park
• coordinates	37°23′42″S 147°6′18″E / 37.39500°S 147.10500°E / -37.39500; 147.10500
• elevation	236 m (774 ft)
Length	66 km (41 mi)
Basin features
River system	Mitchell River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Blue Rag Creek, Crooked River, Jungle Creek
• right	Mount Selwyn Creek, Big Running Creek, Little Running Creek
National park	Alpine NP
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The Wongungarra River is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Location and features

The Wongungarra River rises below Mount Saint Bernard within the Great Dividing Range, west of Dinner Plain and south of both the Great Alpine Road and Mount Hotham. The river flows generally south by east, joined by six tributaries including the Crooked River before reaching its confluence with the Wonnangatta River near the small settlement of Crooked River south of the Alpine National Park in the Alpine Shire. The river descends 1,190 metres (3,900 ft) over its 66-kilometre (41 mi) course.^[4]

Etymology

In the Australian Aboriginal Brabralung/Daungwurrung dialect of the Gunai language, the name for the Wongungarra River is Gwannam-o-rook, meaning "eaglehawk".^[1][2]