Buffalo River (Victoria)

Buffalo
East Buffalo,[1] West Buffalo[2]
Buffalo River (Victoria) is located in Victoria
Buffalo River (Victoria)
Location of the Buffalo River mouth in Victoria
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionVictorian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps
Local government areaAlpine Shire
Physical characteristics
SourceBuffalo Range, Victorian Alps
Source confluenceEast and West branches of the Buffalo River
 • locationMount Buffalo National Park
 • coordinates36°58′56″S 146°46′13″E / 36.98222°S 146.77028°E / -36.98222; 146.77028
 • elevation434 m (1,424 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Ovens River
 • location
west of Myrtleford
 • coordinates
36°33′7″S 146°41′21″E / 36.55194°S 146.68917°E / -36.55194; 146.68917
 • elevation
206 m (676 ft)
Length65 km (40 mi)
Basin features
River systemNorth-East Murray catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftCatherine River (Victoria), Brandy Creek, Four Mile Creek (Victoria), Dandongadale River, Cropper Creek, Long Corner Creek
 • rightCamp Creek (Victoria), Yarrarabula Creek, Sandy Creek (Buffalo River, Victoria)
National parkMount Buffalo National Park
[3]

The Buffalo River, a perennial river[4] of the North-East Murray catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Alpine region of Victoria, Australia. It flows from the eastern slopes of the Buffalo Range in the Australian Alps, joining with the Ovens River west of Myrtleford.[3]

  1. ^ "Buffalo River East Branch: 11810". Vicnames. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Buffalo River West Branch: 11812". Vicnames. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Map of Buffalo River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Buffalo River: 11810". Vicnames. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.