Goulburn River (Murray River)
| Goulburn River | ||
 Course of the Goulburn River |
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| Data | ||
| location | Victoria , Australia | |
| River system | Murray River | |
| Drain over | Murray River → Indian Ocean | |
| source |
Mount Matlock in the Great Dividing Range 37 ° 32 ′ 13 ″ S , 146 ° 11 ′ 22 ″ E |
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| Source height | 811 m | |
| muzzle |
Murray River Coordinates: 36 ° 6 ′ 11 " S , 144 ° 49 ′ 47" E 36 ° 6 ′ 11 " S , 144 ° 49 ′ 47" E |
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| Mouth height | 100 m | |
| Height difference | 711 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.3 ‰ | |
| length | 529 km | |
| Catchment area | 23,916 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Gaffneys Creek, Flourbag Creek, Knowles Gap Creek, Big River , Snobs Creek, Rubicon River , Acheron River (Goulburn River) , Scrubby Creek, Yea River , King Parrot Creek, Falls Creek, Dabyminga Creek, Sunday Creek, Major Creek, Sandy Creek , Stuart-Murray Canal, Cattanach Channel | |
| Right tributaries | Stander Creek, Black River , Snake Creek, Edwards Creek, Stony Creek, Grisdale Creek, Williams Creek, Jamieson River , Howqua River , Delatite River , UT Creek, Johnson Creek, Spring Creek, Home Creek, Reedy Creek, Jack Creek, Stony Creek , Back Creek, Hughes Creek, Castle Creek, Pranjip Creek, East Goulburn Main Channel, Seven Creeks, Broken River | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Eildon , Goulburn Weir , Waranga Basin | |
| Big cities | Shepparton | |
| Medium-sized cities | Eildon, Alexandra, Seymour , Nagambie | |
| Small towns | Woods Point | |
 Middle reaches of the Goulburn River in Seymour |
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The Goulburn River is a river in the Australian state of Victoria .
course
The source of the river is on the western edge of the Australian Alps on the eastern slopes of Mount Matlock at Woods Point . The upper course is dammed up to Lake Eildon , which is used for irrigation. Most of the river water at the Goulburn Weir near Nagambie and in the Waranga Basin , another reservoir, is diverted. Shortly before Echuca , the Goulburn River flows into the Murray River .
The plains of northern Victoria, through which the river flows between the Eildon and its mouth, are very fertile farmland, but they require irrigation.
Most of the river water is diverted for irrigation and the river itself is heavily regulated, which severely affects the ecosystem. With the last few years in Australia being some of the driest on record, this ecosystem has become even more stressed.
Because of these interventions in nature, there was a great dispute over the construction of the north-south pipeline, which is supposed to divert 70 million m³ of water annually into the drinking water supply of Melbourne . However, some people claim that all of the water to be sent to Melbourne would be saved by improving the irrigation systems in the Goulburn River basin.
In June 2008, the Murray-Darling Basin Commission presented a report on the condition of the Murray-Darling Basin , describing the Goulburn River and the Murrumbidgee River as being in very poor ecological condition. The fish stocks in both rivers are also believed to have been severely decimated.
Tributaries
The main tributaries (with their confluence) are
- Black River - 479 m
- Jamieson River - 294 m
- Howqua River - 265 m
- Big River - 260 m
- Delatite River - 259 m
- Rubicon River - 200 m
- Acheron River - 190 m
- Yea River - 162 m
- Broken River - 118 m
Surname
The Goulburn River was named after the British politician Henry Goulburn .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Map of Goulburn River, VIC + NSW . Bonzle.com
- ^ Sustainable Rivers Audit . Murray-Darling Basin Commission (June 2008). P. 14, 30 ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
