Rubicon | |
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Etymology | Latin: rubico[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | South Eastern Highlands bioregion (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central |
Local government area | Murrindindi |
Towns | Rubicon |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Victorian Alps, Great Dividing Range |
• location | below Blue Range |
• coordinates | 37°27′16″S 145°51′38″E / 37.45444°S 145.86056°E |
• elevation | 891 m (2,923 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Goulburn River |
• location | west of Thornton |
• coordinates | 37°14′35″S 145°45′0″E / 37.24306°S 145.75000°E |
• elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
Length | 26 km (16 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Goulburn Broken catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
Tributaries | |
• right | Quartz Creek (Victoria), Royston River |
[2] |
The Rubicon 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 Rubicon River rise on the western slopes of the Victorian Alps and descend to flow into the Goulburn River.