Campaspe River

Campaspe
Campaspe River at Elmore
Course of the Campaspe River in Victoria
EtymologyCampaspe, a mistress of Alexander the Great.[1]
Native nameYalka, Yalooka, Boregam, Yerrin (undetermined)[2][3]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionRiverina bioregion (IBRA), Central Highlands, Wimmera
Local government areasGreater Bendigo City, Campaspe
TownsKyneton, Redesdale, Elmore, Rochester, Echuca
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationWombat State Forest near Bullengarook
 • coordinates37°25′13″S 144°28′38″E / 37.42028°S 144.47722°E / -37.42028; 144.47722
 • elevation679 m (2,228 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Murray River
 • location
Echuca
 • coordinates
36°7′5″S 144°43′36″E / 36.11806°S 144.72667°E / -36.11806; 144.72667
 • elevation
98 m (322 ft)
Length232 km (144 mi)
Basin size4,179 km2 (1,614 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationEchuca
 • average7 m3/s (250 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemMurray-Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftColiban River, Mosquito Creek (Campaspe River), Axe Creek
 • rightPipers Creek (Campaspe River), Stone Jug Creek, Forest Creek (Campaspe River), Mount Pleasant Creek
[4][5]

The Campaspe River, an inland intermittent river of the north–central catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower Riverina bioregion and Central Highlands and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Campaspe River rise on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and descend to flow north into the Murray River, Australia's longest river, near Echuca.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference mitchell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Campaspe River (entry 614570)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference clark was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Map of Campaspe River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Map of Campaspe River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2014.