Howqua River

Howqua
The Howqua River, upstream of the Howqua Inlet and the settlement of Howqua, in 2012
Howqua River is located in Victoria
Howqua River
Location of the Howqua River mouth in Victoria
Etymologymultiple possible derivations[1]
Native namePyerlite (Daungwurrung)[2]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionAlpine bioregion (IBRA), Victorian Alps
Local government areaShire of Mansfield
Physical characteristics
SourceVictorian Alps, Great Dividing Range
 • locationbelow Mount Howitt
 • coordinates37°10′43″S 146°37′46″E / 37.17861°S 146.62944°E / -37.17861; 146.62944
 • elevation1,680 m (5,510 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Goulburn River
 • location
Lake Eildon
 • coordinates
37°13′48″S 146°5′54″E / 37.23000°S 146.09833°E / -37.23000; 146.09833
 • elevation
265 m (869 ft)
Length65.6 km (40.8 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationlake
Basin features
River systemGoulburn Broken catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftLickhole Creek
 • rightBlack Dog Creek, Little Buller Creek, Stockyard Creek, Dungeon Gully Creek
National parkAlpine National Park
[3]

The Howqua River, a minor inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Howqua River rise below Mount Howitt in the western slopes of the Victorian Alps, and descend to flow into the Goulburn River within Lake Eildon.

  1. ^ "Howqua River: 2050: Historical Information". 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Howqua River: 3865: Historical Information: Pyerlite". 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Map of Howqua River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2014.