Broken River (Victoria)

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A weir constructed across the Broken River formed Lake Benalla
Course of the Broken River and also the Goulburn River in Victoria
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionAlpine and Riverine bioregions (IBRA), Victorian Alps, Northern Country/North Central
Local government areasMansfield, Benalla, Greater Shepparton
Towns and citiesBenalla, SheppartonMooroopna
Physical characteristics
SourceVictorian Alps, Great Dividing Range
 • locationnear Bald Hill
 • coordinates36°44′03″S 146°19′20″E / 36.73417°S 146.32222°E / -36.73417; 146.32222
 • elevation1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Goulburn River
 • location
near Shepparton
 • coordinates
36°23′39″S 145°23′3″E / 36.39417°S 145.38417°E / -36.39417; 145.38417
 • elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Length225 km (140 mi)
Discharge 
 • average9 m3/s (320 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemGoulburn Broken catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
[1]

The Broken River, a minor inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Alpine and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Broken River rise in the western slopes of the Victorian Alps, near Bald Hill and descend to flow into the Goulburn River near Shepparton. The river is impounded by the Nillahcootie Dam to create Lake Nillahcootie and Benalla Dam to create Lake Benalla.

  1. ^ "Map of Broken River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2014.