Royston | |
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Etymology | Perhaps after a Victorian State Electricity Commission employee or Brigadier John Robinson Royston; derived from Royston, Hertfordshire[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | South Eastern Highlands bioregion (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central |
Local government area | Murrindindi |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Victorian Alps, Great Dividing Range |
• location | below Lake Mountain |
• coordinates | 37°29′19″S 145°53′57″E / 37.48861°S 145.89917°E |
• elevation | 1,390 m (4,560 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Rubicon River |
• location | Rubicon |
• coordinates | 37°19′36″S 145°51′42″E / 37.32667°S 145.86167°E |
• elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Goulburn Broken catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
[2] |
The Royston River, an inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Royston River rise on the western slopes of the Victorian Alps and descend to flow into the Rubicon River.