Howqua River
| Howqua River | ||
 Howqua River in Howqua Hills Historic Park |
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| Data | ||
| location | Victoria , Australia | |
| River system | Murray River | |
| Drain over | Goulburn River → Murray River → Indian Ocean | |
| source |
Mount Howitt in the Alpine National Park 37 ° 10 ′ 7 ″ S , 146 ° 35 ′ 50 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1680 m | |
| muzzle |
Goulburn River Coordinates: 37 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ S , 146 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E 37 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ S , 146 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 265 m | |
| Height difference | 1415 m | |
| Bottom slope | 22 ‰ | |
| length | 65.6 km | |
| Left tributaries | Lickhole Creek, Black Dog Creek, Little Buller Creek, Stockyard Creek, Dungeon Gully Creek | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Eildon | |
| Small towns | Howqua Hills, Howqua | |
The Howqua River is a river in the middle of the Australian state of Victoria .
It rises on the western slopes of Mount Howitt in Alpine National Park , flows west and flows into Lake Eildon , a reservoir of the Goulburn River .
Literature and film
The role of Billy Slim in Nevil Shute's novel The Far Country (after the film of the same name (German title: The Far Pass was) turned) is based on the figure of the fly fisherman Fred Fry , of several huts along the howqua River built and a quiet life led in the river valley.