Avon River (Grampians, Victoria)

Avon
Avon River (Grampians, Victoria) is located in Victoria
Avon River (Grampians, Victoria)
Location of the Avon River mouth in Victoria
Native name
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionMurray Darling Depression (IBRA), Wimmera
Local government areaNorthern Grampians
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
Source confluenceAvon Creek and Sandy Creek
 • locationBeazleys Bridge; west of St Arnaud
 • coordinates36°41′59.9″S 143°10′2.9″E / 36.699972°S 143.167472°E / -36.699972; 143.167472
 • elevation195 m (640 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Richardson River
 • location
Banyena; northwest of Marnoo
 • coordinates
36°34′16″S 142°49′33″E / 36.57111°S 142.82583°E / -36.57111; 142.82583
 • elevation
133 m (436 ft)
Length64 km (40 mi)
Basin features
River systemWimmera catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftFaulkner Creek
[1][4]

The Avon River, an inland intermittent river of the Wimmera catchment, located in the Grampians and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. Rising on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the Avon River flows north-westerly to reach its confluence with the Richardson River. The rivers of the Wimmera catchment drain into a series of ephemeral lakes that, whilst they do not directly empty into a defined watercourse, form part of the Murray River catchment of the Murray-Darling basin.

  1. ^ a b "Avon River (entry 613203)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. ^ Smyth, Robert Brough (1878). The Aborigines of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 176.
  3. ^ Clark, Ian; Heydon, Toby (2011). "Avon River: Traditional Names". Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
  4. ^ "Map of Avon River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2014.