The Bendoc River is a
perennial river
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of the
Snowy River
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catchment, located in the
Alpine
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regions of the states of
Victoria
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and
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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Course and features
The Bendoc River rises within
Errinundra National Park
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on the
Errinundra Plateau
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, approximately south by east of
Bendoc, in
East Gippsland
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, Victoria. The river flows generally north northwest, west northeast, southeast, and then northeast, joined by four minor
tributaries
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, before joining with the
Queensborough River to form the
Little Plains River approximately south southwest of Craigie, north of the
Black-Allan Line that forms part of the border between Victoria and New South Wales.
[ The river descends over its ]course
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Etymology
The name of the river is believed to be derived from a dock
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that was located on the river in Victoria, adjacent to a pastoral lease held by Benjamin Boyd
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. The dock was named "Ben's Dock". However, there was a lack of uniformity in the spelling, variously as Bendoc or Bendock, in relation to a mountain, the river, a parish, and the town near the Victoria and New South Wales borders. In 1966, the Shire of Orbost
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informed the Victorian government that local sentiment wished to retain the spelling Bendoc. The matter was finalised when the decision of the Minister of Lands was published in the Victoria Government Gazette on 29 May 1968, proclaiming the town and river to be spelt Bendoc.[
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See also
* List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
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* List of rivers of Australia
Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
Longest rivers nationally
Longest river by state or territory
Although the Murray River forms much of the bor ...
* Rivers of New South Wales
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East Gippsland catchment
Rivers of Gippsland (region)
Rivers of New South Wales
Snowy Mountains