Buffalo River (Victoria)

Coordinates: 36°33′7″S 146°41′21″E / 36.55194°S 146.68917°E / -36.55194; 146.68917
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Buffalo
East Buffalo,
Victoria
RegionVictorian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps
Local government areaAlpine Shire
Physical characteristics
SourceBuffalo Range, Victorian Alps
Source confluenceEast and West branches of the Buffalo River
 • locationMount Buffalo National Park
 • coordinates36°58′56″S 146°46′13″E / 36.98222°S 146.77028°E / -36.98222; 146.77028
 • elevation434 m (1,424 ft)
Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftCatherine River (Victoria), Brandy Creek, Four Mile Creek (Victoria), Dandongadale River, Cropper Creek, Long Corner Creek
 • rightCamp Creek (Victoria), Yarrarabula Creek, Sandy Creek (Buffalo River, Victoria)
National parkMount Buffalo National Park
[3]

The Buffalo River, a

Myrtleford.[3]

Location and features

Formed by the east and west branches of the river, the headwaters of the Buffalo River rise in the Barry Mountains below

course through the remote national park, joined by nine tributaries including the Catherine River and the Dandongadale River, before reaching its confluence with the Ovens River west of the town of Myrtleford and adjacent to the Great Alpine Road. The river descends 228 metres (748 ft) over its 65-kilometre (40 mi) course.[3]

The river is impounded by the

potable water to Myrtleford and irrigation of the Goulburn Valley.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Buffalo River East Branch: 11810". Vicnames. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Buffalo River West Branch: 11812". Vicnames. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Map of Buffalo River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Buffalo River: 11810". Vicnames. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Register of Large Dams in Australia". Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Archived from the original (Excel (requires download)) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
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