Richardson River (Victoria)

For other uses, see Richardson River.

Richardson
Richardson River at Donald, December 2018
Richardson River (Victoria) is located in Victoria
Richardson River (Victoria)
Location of the Richardson River mouth in Victoria
Native name
      • Larning
      • Witjibar
      • Wallamyer
      • Barnunung
      • Kurakibiyal
       (Djadjawurrung)
      • Larning
      • Witjibar
      • Wallamyer
      • Barnunung
      • Willaring
       (Wemba Wemba)
    • Barnunung (Wergaia)
    • Wirchilleba[1][2][3]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionMurray Darling Depression (IBRA), Wimmera
Local government areaNorthern Grampians
TownsDonald
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationMori Mori Nature Conservation Reserve
 • coordinates36°50′9.8″S 142°59′40″E / 36.836056°S 142.99444°E / -36.836056; 142.99444
 • elevation295 m (968 ft)
MouthLake Buloke
 • location
north of Donald
 • coordinates
36°18′25.8″S 142°56′54.4″E / 36.307167°S 142.948444°E / -36.307167; 142.948444
 • elevation
107 m (351 ft)
Length119 km (74 mi)
Basin features
River systemWimmera catchment
Tributaries 
 • rightWallaloo Creek, Avon River (Grampians)
[1][4]

The Richardson 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 Richardson River flows generally north and drains into Lake Buloke, one of 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 "Richardson River (entry 619947)". 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). "Richardson River: Traditional Names". Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
  4. ^ "Map of Richardson River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2014.