Caledonia River

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Caledonia River
Data
location Victoria , Australia
River system Latrobe River
Drain over Macalister River  → Thomson River  → Latrobe River  → Gippsland Lakes  → Bass Strait
source Howitt Plains in the Great Dividing Range
37 ° 12 ′ 48 ″  S , 146 ° 41 ′ 31 ″  E
Source height 1100  m
muzzle Macalister River Coordinates: 37 ° 27 ′ 38 "  S , 146 ° 33 ′ 15"  E 37 ° 27 ′ 38 "  S , 146 ° 33 ′ 15"  E
Mouth height 354  m
Height difference 746 m
Bottom slope 22 ‰
length 34 km
Left tributaries Caledonia River East Branch, Pipe Creek, Dingo Creek, Shaw Creek
Right tributaries Pine Creek

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

course

It rises on the Howitt Plains , part of the Great Dividing Range in the Alpine National Park at an altitude of 1100 m.

The Caledonia River initially flows south and in the last third of its course west. It flows into the Macalister River after 33.6 km .

Tributaries

On its way it takes in the tributaries coming from the east Caledonia River East Branch , Pipe Creek , Dingo Creek and Shaw Creek . Just before it flows into the Macalister River, Pine Creek joins it from the north .

The Caledonia River and its tributaries lie in largely uninhabited mountainous areas of the Great Dividing Range .

See also

Individual evidence

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