Swamp Creek (Mitchell, East Gippsland, Victoria)

This article is about the watercourse of the Mitchell River catchment in East Gippsland, Victoria. For other uses, see Swamp Creek.

Swamp
Creek
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Regions	Australian Alps (IBRA), South East Corner (IBRA), Victorian Alps, East Gippsland
Local government area	East Gippsland
Part of	Mitchell River catchment
Source	Great Dividing Range
- location	east of Dargo
- elevation	746 m (2,448 ft)
- coordinates
Mouth	confluence with the Wentworth and Wonnangatta rivers to form the Mitchell River
- location	Horseshoe Bend, north of Mitchell River National Park
- elevation	108 m (354 ft)
- coordinates
Length	17 km (11 mi)
Location of the Swamp Creek mouth in Victoria

Swamp Creek is a perennial stream of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine and East Gippsland regions of the Australian state of Victoria.

Features and location

Swamp Creek rises below an unnamed peak, part of the Great Dividing Range, east of Dargo in a remote state forestry area. The creek flows generally south by southeast, before reaching its confluence with the Wentworth and Wonnangatta rivers to form the Mitchell River north of the Mitchell River National Park, in the Shire of East Gippsland. The creek descends 638 metres (2,093 ft) over its 17-kilometre (11 mi) course.

See also

• List of rivers in Australia