Rubicon River (Victoria)

Rubicon
Rubicon River (Victoria) is located in Victoria
Rubicon River (Victoria)
Location of the Rubicon River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyLatin: rubico[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth Eastern Highlands bioregion (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central
Local government areaMurrindindi
TownsRubicon
Physical characteristics
SourceVictorian Alps, Great Dividing Range
 • locationbelow Blue Range
 • coordinates37°27′16″S 145°51′38″E / 37.45444°S 145.86056°E / -37.45444; 145.86056
 • elevation891 m (2,923 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Goulburn River
 • location
west of Thornton
 • coordinates
37°14′35″S 145°45′0″E / 37.24306°S 145.75000°E / -37.24306; 145.75000
 • elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Length26 km (16 mi)
Basin features
River systemGoulburn Broken catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • rightQuartz Creek (Victoria), Royston River
[2]

The Rubicon 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 Rubicon River rise on the western slopes of the Victorian Alps and descend to flow into the Goulburn River.

  1. ^ "Rubicon River (entry 620083)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Map of Rubicon River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2014.