Buffalo River (Ovens River)
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| location | Victoria , Australia | |
| River system | Murray River | |
| Drain over | Ovens River → Murray River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | Mount Selwyn in the Alpine National Park 36 ° 33 ′ 8 ″ S , 146 ° 41 ′ 20 ″ E |
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| Source height | 434 m | |
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Ovens River Coordinates: 36 ° 33 ′ 8 " S , 146 ° 41 ′ 20" E 36 ° 33 ′ 8 " S , 146 ° 41 ′ 20" E |
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| Mouth height | 206 m | |
| Height difference | 228 m | |
| Bottom slope | 3.5 ‰ | |
| length | 65.3 km | |
| Left tributaries | Buffalo River West Branch, Catherine River , Brandy Creek, Four Mile Creek, Dandongadale River , Cropper Creek, Long Corner Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Buffalo River East Branch, Camp Creek, Yarrarabula Creek, Sandy Creek | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Buffalo | |
| Small towns | Abbeyard, Dandongadale, Buffalo River, Merriang | |
The Buffalo River is a river in the east of the Australian state of Victoria .
course
It rises on the northern slopes of Mount Selwyn in Alpine National Park , at the confluence of the Buffalo River West Branch and the Buffalo River East Branch . The Buffalo River flows north, flows through Lake Buffalo and passes Mount Buffalo National Park on its west side. At Merriang , west of Myrtleford , it flows into the Ovens River .