Buckland River (Victoria)

Buckland
East Buckland,[1] West Buckland[2]
The Buckland River at Beveridges Station, in the Mount Buffalo National Park
Buckland River (Victoria) is located in Victoria
Buckland River (Victoria)
Location of the Buckland River mouth in Victoria
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionVictorian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps
Local government areaAlpine Shire
TownPorepunkah
Physical characteristics
SourceBuffalo Range, Victorian Alps
Source confluenceEast and West branches of the Buckland River
 • locationbelow The Twins
 • coordinates36°57′40″S 146°55′53″E / 36.96111°S 146.93139°E / -36.96111; 146.93139
 • elevation556 m (1,824 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Ovens River
 • location
Porepunkah
 • coordinates
36°41′28″S 146°53′55″E / 36.69111°S 146.89861°E / -36.69111; 146.89861
 • elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Length39 km (24 mi)
Basin size322 km2 (124 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemNorth-East Murray catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftDingo Creek, Buckland Creek, Fairley Creek, Murray Creek, Dunphy Creek, Wright Creek
 • rightPheasant Creek, Clear Creek
National parksAlpine National Park; Mount Buffalo National Park
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The Buckland River, a perennial river[4] of the North-East Murray catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Alpine region of Victoria, Australia. It flows from the eastern slopes of the Buffalo Range in the Australian Alps, joining with the Ovens River at Porepunkah.[3]

  1. ^ "Buckland River East Branch: 11757". Vicnames. Retrieved 10 July 2014.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Buckland River West Branch: 11758". Vicnames. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Map of Buckland River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Buckland River: 11756". Vicnames. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

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