Buchan River
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| Data | ||
| location | Victoria , Australia | |
| River system | Snowy River | |
| Drain over | Snowy River → Bass Strait | |
| source | Blue Hill in the Alpine National Park 36 ° 52 ′ 47 ″ S , 148 ° 5 ′ 20 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1090 m | |
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Snowy River Coordinates: 37 ° 30 '58 " S , 148 ° 15' 54" E 37 ° 30 '58 " S , 148 ° 15' 54" E |
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| Mouth height | 40.7 m | |
| Height difference | 1,049.3 m | |
| Bottom slope | 8.9 ‰ | |
| length | 118 km | |
| Left tributaries | Fish Creek, Blackfellows Creek, Murrindal River | |
| Right tributaries | Native Cat Creek, Rough Creek, Bentley Creek, Reedy Creek, Mellick Munjie Creek, Back Creek | |
| Small towns | Buchan | |
| Communities | Lucas Point | |
The Buchan River is a river in eastern Gippsland in the Australian state of Victoria .
course
It rises on the western slope of Blue Hill in the Alpine National Park . From its source, the Buchan River flows south through largely unpopulated area to the small town of Buchan . There the river turns to the east and flows east of the Lucas Point settlement into the Snowy River .