The Ovens River joins the Murray River a little east of the twin towns of Yarrawonga and Mulwala.
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| Etymology | In honour of Major Ovens, the Secretary to Governor Thomas Brisbane[1] |
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| Country | Australia |
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| State | Victoria |
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| Region | Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps, Hume |
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| Local government areas | Alpine Shire, Wangaratta City, Moira Shire |
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| Towns and cities | Harrietville, Bright, Porepunkah, Myrtleford, Wangaratta |
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| Source | Great Dividing Range |
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| Source confluence | East and West Branches of the Ovens River |
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| • location | Harrietville |
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| • coordinates | 36°53′15″S 147°3′45″E / 36.88750°S 147.06250°E / -36.88750; 147.06250 |
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| • elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) |
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| Mouth | confluence with the Murray River |
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• location | near Bundalong |
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• coordinates | 36°2′15″S 146°10′38″E / 36.03750°S 146.17722°E / -36.03750; 146.17722 |
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• elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
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| Length | 191 km (119 mi) |
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| Basin size | 7,778 km2 (3,003 sq mi) |
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| • average | 46 m3/s (1,600 cu ft/s) |
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| River system | North-East Murray catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
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| • left | Morses Creek, Buckland River (Victoria), Buffalo River (Victoria), King River (Victoria) |
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| National parks | Alpine NP, Mount Buffalo NP |
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The Ovens River, a perennial river of the north-east Murray catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Alpine and Hume regions of the Australian state of Victoria.
