Howqua River

Howqua
The Howqua River, upstream of the Howqua Inlet and the settlement of Howqua, in 2012
Location of the Howqua River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	multiple possible derivations[1]
Native name	Pyerlite (Daungwurrung)[2]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Alpine bioregion (IBRA), Victorian Alps
Local government area	Shire of Mansfield
Physical characteristics
Source	Victorian Alps, Great Dividing Range
• location	below Mount Howitt
• coordinates	37°10′43″S 146°37′46″E / 37.17861°S 146.62944°E / -37.17861; 146.62944
• elevation	1,680 m (5,510 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Goulburn River
• location	Lake Eildon
• coordinates	37°13′48″S 146°5′54″E / 37.23000°S 146.09833°E / -37.23000; 146.09833
• elevation	265 m (869 ft)
Length	65.6 km (40.8 mi)
Discharge
• location	lake
Basin features
River system	Goulburn Broken catchment, Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries
• left	Lickhole Creek
• right	Black Dog Creek, Little Buller Creek, Stockyard Creek, Dungeon Gully Creek
National park	Alpine National Park
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The Howqua River, a minor inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Howqua River rise below Mount Howitt in the western slopes of the Victorian Alps, and descend to flow into the Goulburn River within Lake Eildon.