Royston River

Royston
Location of the Royston River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	Perhaps after a Victorian State Electricity Commission employee or Brigadier John Robinson Royston; derived from Royston, Hertfordshire[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South Eastern Highlands bioregion (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central
Local government area	Murrindindi
Physical characteristics
Source	Victorian Alps, Great Dividing Range
• location	below Lake Mountain
• coordinates	37°29′19″S 145°53′57″E / 37.48861°S 145.89917°E / -37.48861; 145.89917
• elevation	1,390 m (4,560 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Rubicon River
• location	Rubicon
• coordinates	37°19′36″S 145°51′42″E / 37.32667°S 145.86167°E / -37.32667; 145.86167
• elevation	381 m (1,250 ft)
Length	19 km (12 mi)
Basin features
River system	Goulburn Broken catchment, Murray-Darling basin
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The Royston River, an inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Royston River rise on the western slopes of the Victorian Alps and descend to flow into the Rubicon River.