Richardson River (Victoria)
| Richardson | |
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Victoria | |
| Native name |
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| Location | |
| Country | Northern Grampians |
| Towns | Donald |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | Mori Mori Nature Conservation Reserve |
| • coordinates | 36°50′9.8″S 142°59′40″E / 36.836056°S 142.99444°E |
| • elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
Wimmera catchment | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Wallaloo Creek, Avon River (Grampians) |
| [1][4] | |
The Richardson River, an inland intermittent river of the
Murray-Darling basin
.
Location and features
The Richardson River rises on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range in the Mori Mori Nature Conservation Reserve. The river flows in a highly
mouth in Lake Buloke; north of Donald. The Richardson River descends 187 metres (614 ft) over its 119-kilometre (74 mi) course.[4]
Etymology
In the Aboriginal
Jardwadjali language, the river is named Willaring, with wille meaning a "common silver grey possum". And in an undefined Aboriginal language, the river is called Wirchilleba meaning "a dry watercourse".[1][2][3]
Named after John Matthew Richardson who fell from his horse during Thomas Mitchell's 1836 expedition.
See also
- List of rivers of Victoria
References
- ^ Government of Victoria. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Victorian Government Printer. p. 176.
- ^ a b Clark, Ian; Heydon, Toby (2011). "Richardson River: Traditional Names". Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
- ^ a b "Map of Richardson River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
External links
Media related to Richardson River at Wikimedia Commons
- "Wimmera-Avoca". Murray-Darling Basin Authority. Australian Government. 2014. Archived from the originalon 23 October 2014.
- "Avon/Richardson River longitudinal profile" (PDF). Murray-Darling Basin Authority (PDF). Australian Government. Archived from the original(PDF) on 15 February 2014.
- "Wimmera". Our rivers. Environment Victoria. 23 November 2016.
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