Avoca River
The Avoca River, an inland intermittent river of the north–central catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower Riverina bioregion and Central Highlands and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Avoca River rise on the northern slopes of the Pyrenees Range and descend to flow into the ephemeral Kerang Lakes.
| Avoca | |
|---|---|
Avoca River at Charlton | |
Course of the Avoca River | |
| Native name | Natte yaluk, Boca, Bangyeno Banip,Djub-djub-galg, Witchelliba, Yangeba |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Riverina bioregion (IBRA), Central Highlands, Wimmera |
| Local government areas | Buloke, Gannawarra |
| Towns | Avoca, Logan, Charlton, Quambatook |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pyrenees Ranges, Great Dividing Range |
| • location | below Mount Lonarch |
| • coordinates | 37°14′03″S 143°24′21″E |
| • elevation | 307 m (1,007 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Bael Bael, Kerang Lakes |
• location | Kerang |
• coordinates | 35°41′57″S 143°44′32″E |
• elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Length | 270 km (170 mi) |
| Basin size | 12,352 km2 (4,769 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5 m3/s (180 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | North–central catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Glenlogie Creek, Number Two Creek, Mountain Creek (Victoria), Cherry Tree Creek, Smoky Creek, Tarpaulin Creek, Campbell Creek (Victoria) |
| • right | Sandy Creek (Victoria), Brown Hill Creek (Victoria), Fentons Creek (Victoria), Sandy Creek (Victoria), Yeungroon Creek, Mosquito Creek (Victoria) |
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