Barkly River (Macalister River)

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Barkly River
Data
location Victoria , Australia
River system Latrobe River
Drain over Macalister River  → Thomson River  → Latrobe River  → Gippsland Lakes  → Bass Strait
source Mount McKinty in the Great Dividing Range
37 ° 22 ′ 56 ″  S , 146 ° 27 ′ 50 ″  E
Source height 672  m
muzzle Macalister River Coordinates: 37 ° 33 ′ 34 "  S , 146 ° 34 ′ 52"  E 37 ° 33 ′ 34 "  S , 146 ° 34 ′ 52"  E
Mouth height 274  m
Height difference 398 m
Bottom slope 13 ‰
length 29.6 km
Left tributaries Barkly River East Branch, Mountain Ash Creek, Sardine Creek, Glencaim Creek
Right tributaries Barkly River West Branch, Mount Skene Creek
Small towns Glencaim

The Barkly River is a river in eastern Gippsland in the Australian state of Victoria .

course

It rises below Mount Kinty , part of the Great Dividing Range at an altitude of 672 m at the confluence of the Barkly River East Branch and Barkly River West Branch . The 12.9 km long eastern source river has its source at The Nobs Spur at an altitude of 1370 m, the western source river below Mount McDonald at an altitude of 1440 m and is 12.8 km long.

The Barkly River initially flows south and turns east just before its mouth . It flows into the Macalister River after 29.6 km .

Tributaries

On its way it takes up the tributaries Sardine Creek coming from the east , the Mount Skene Creek coming from the west and shortly before its confluence with the Macalister River the Glencaim Creek coming from the north .

The Barkly River and its tributaries lie in largely uninhabited mountainous areas of the Great Dividing Range . 8 km north of the confluence with the Macalister River is the small town of Glencaim on the tributary Glencaim Creek .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Map of Barkly River, VIC . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ Map of Barkly River East Branch, VIC . Bonzle.com
  3. ^ Map of Barkly River West Branch, VIC . Bonzle.com
  4. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007, ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 .