Little Murray River (Victoria)
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| location | Victoria , Australia | |
| River system | Murray River | |
| Drain over | Murray River → Indian Ocean | |
| origin | 7.5 km east of Fish Point 35 ° 26 ′ 49 ″ S , 143 ° 48 ′ 55 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 81 m | |
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Murray River at Swan Hill Coordinates: 35 ° 20 ′ 34 " S , 143 ° 33 ′ 58" E 35 ° 20 ′ 34 " S , 143 ° 33 ′ 58" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 72 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 9 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.15 ‰ | |
| length | 61.8 km | |
| Left tributaries | Loddon River | |
| Medium-sized cities | Swan Hill | |
| Small towns | Fish Point | |
The Little Murray River is a 61.8 km long, orographic left or southwest branch of the Murray River in the north of the Australian state of Victoria , which begins east of the village of Fish Point and flows back into the Murray River at the town of Swan Hill . Pental Island lies between the two arms of the river .
geography
The branch branches off about 7.5 km east of Fish Point from the Murray River at an altitude of 81 m . In a strongly meandering course, the Little Murray River initially flows 5.5 km in a south-westerly direction, which corresponds to about 3 km as the crow flies. With the mouth of the Loddon River , the direction of the river changes to the northwest. After a further 55.2 km of flow, the river flows back into the Murray River at Swan Hill at 72 m . With a height difference between the origin and the mouth of 9 m, the mean bed slope is about 0.15 ‰.
Between the Murray River and Little Murray River is Pental Island . Two bridges cross the Little Murray River. The first bridge is at Fish Point, the second at Swan Hill.
See also
- Little Murray River (New South Wales) - northeast branch of the same name of the Murray River in the state of New South Wales
- List of rivers in Victoria
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information on Google Earth
- ↑ Length of the relation on OSM