geo.wikisort.org - RiverThe Back River is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.[3]
River in Victoria, Australia
For other uses, see Back River (disambiguation).
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Location of the Back River mouth in Victoria |
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Country | Australia |
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State | Victoria |
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Region | South East Corner (IBRA), Victorian Alps |
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Local government area | Shire of East Gippsland |
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Source | Nunniong Plains, Great Dividing Range |
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• location | below Mount Bindi |
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• elevation | 1,380 m (4,530 ft) |
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Mouth | confluence with the Timbarra River |
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• location | northeast of Ensay |
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• coordinates | 37°13′24″S 147°58′17″E |
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• elevation | 796 m (2,612 ft) |
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Length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
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River system | Mitchell River catchment |
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Course and features
The Back River rises on the Nunniong Plains, below Mount Bindi, that is part of the Great Dividing Range; in remote country east of Omeo.[3] The river flows generally east, then southeast, before reaching its confluence with the Timbarra River in a state forestry area, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Ensay in the Shire of East Gippsland.[4][5] The river descends 588 metres (1,929 ft) over its 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) course.[2]
References
- "Back River: 9696". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- "Map of Back River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- 8423 Omeo, Victoria, Topographic Map (Map) (1 ed.). National Topographic Map Series. Commonwealth of Australia. 1982.
- Vicroads Country Street Directory of Victoria (4 ed.). Noble Park, Victoria: Royal Automobile Club of Victoria. 2000. ISSN 1329-5284.
- "Timbarra River - Tambo Nicholson Catchment". East Gippsland Directories. G.W. & L.A. Keating. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
External links
Australia portal
Rivers of the East Gippsland catchment, Victoria, Australia |
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East Gippsland Basin | Rivers | |
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Creeks |
- Jones (East Gippsland)
- Reedy (East Gippsland)
- Teal
- Tonghi
- Wangarabell
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Lakes | |
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Mitchell Basin | Rivers | |
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Creeks |
- Cobbannah
- Forge
- Iguana
- Prospect
- Skull
- Swamp
- Toms
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Snowy Basin | Rivers | |
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Creeks |
- Cabbage Tree
- Hospital
- Jingallala
- Sardine
- Tingaringy
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Tambo Basin | Rivers | |
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Creeks |
- Boggy (Tambo)
- Haunted Stream
- Stony
- Swifts
- Tea Tree
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No defined basin | |
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Rivers of Victoria
East Gippsland catchment
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Rivers of Victoria |
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Rivers that flow towards the coast |
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Rivers of the Murray–Darling basin |
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North–East catchment | |
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Goulburn Broken catchment | |
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North–Central catchment | |
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Mallee catchment | |
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На других языках
[de] Back River (Timbarra River)
Der Back River ist ein Fluss im Osten des australischen Bundesstaates Victoria.
- [en] Back River (Victoria)
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