Avon River (Grampians, Victoria)
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- Wityellibar (Wathawurrung)
- Kurakibiyal[1][2][3] (Djadjawurrung)
| Avon | |
|---|---|
| Native name |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Murray Darling Depression (IBRA), Wimmera |
| Local government area | Northern Grampians |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| Source confluence | Avon Creek and Sandy Creek |
| • location | Beazleys Bridge; west of St Arnaud |
| • coordinates | 36°41′59.9″S 143°10′2.9″E / 36.699972°S 143.167472°E |
| • elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Richardson River |
• location | Banyena; northwest of Marnoo |
• coordinates | 36°34′16″S 142°49′33″E / 36.57111°S 142.82583°E |
• elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Length | 64 km (40 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Wimmera catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Faulkner Creek |
| [1][4] | |
The Avon River, an inland intermittent river of the Wimmera catchment, located in the Grampians and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. Rising on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the Avon River flows north-westerly to reach its confluence with the Richardson River. The rivers of the Wimmera catchment drain into a series of ephemeral lakes that, whilst they do not directly empty into a defined watercourse, form part of the Murray River catchment of the Murray-Darling basin.
The Avon River rises on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Beazleys Bridge, west of St Arnaud. The rivers flows in a highly meandering course generally west by north, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its mouth to flow into the Richardson River at Banyena; northwest of Marnoo. The Avon River descends 62 metres (203 ft) over its 64-kilometre (40 mi) course.[4]
