Acheron River (Victoria)

Acheron
Location of the Acheron River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	Greek Akheron or akhos, meaning "distress"[1]
Native name	Agaroon, Nyaggeron[1] (Woiwurrung)
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South Eastern Highlands bioregion (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central
Local government area	Murrindindi
Towns	Buxton, Taggerty
Physical characteristics
Source	Yarra Ranges, Great Dividing Range
• location	below The Knobs
• coordinates	37°30′04″S 145°40′30″E / 37.50111°S 145.67500°E / -37.50111; 145.67500
• elevation	637 m (2,090 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Goulburn River
• location	at Acheron near Alexandra
• coordinates	37°14′39″S 145°42′24″E / 37.24417°S 145.70667°E / -37.24417; 145.70667
• elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Length	84 km (52 mi)
Basin features
River system	Goulburn Broken catchment, Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries
• left	Robbie Creek, Mill Creek (Victoria), Health Creek, Connelly Creek
• right	Dip Creek, Little Steavenson River, Steavenson River, Cerberus Creek, Little River (Cathedral Range)
National park	Yarra Ranges National Park
[2]

The Acheron River, a minor 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 Acheron River rise on the north–western slopes of the Yarra Ranges, below The Knobs and descend to flow into the Goulburn River near Alexandra.