geo.wikisort.org - RiverThe Ovens River, a perennial river of the north-east Murray catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the alpine and Hume regions of the Australian state of Victoria.
The Ovens River joins the Murray River a little east of the twin towns of Yarrawonga and Mulwala.
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Ovens River at Wangaratta |
Course of the Ovens River in Victoria |
Etymology | In honour of Major Ovens, the Secretary to Governor Thomas Brisbane[1] |
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Country | Australia |
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State | Victoria |
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Region | Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps, Hume |
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Local government areas | Alpine Shire, Wangaratta City, Moira Shire |
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Towns and cities | Harrietville, Bright, Porepunkah, Myrtleford, Wangaratta |
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Source | Great Dividing Range |
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Source confluence | East and West Branches of the Ovens River |
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• location | Harrietville |
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• coordinates | 36°53′15″S 147°3′45″E |
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• elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) |
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Mouth | confluence with the Murray River |
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• location | near Bundalong |
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• coordinates | 36°2′15″S 146°10′38″E |
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• elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
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Length | 191 km (119 mi) |
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Basin size | 7,778 km2 (3,003 sq mi) |
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Discharge | |
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• average | 46 m3/s (1,600 cu ft/s) |
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River system | North-East Murray catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
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Tributaries | |
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• left | Morses Creek, Buckland River (Victoria), Buffalo River (Victoria), King River (Victoria) |
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National parks | Alpine NP, Mount Buffalo NP |
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Location and features
Formed by the confluence of the East and West Branches of the river, the Ovens River rises in the Victorian Alps, at the settlement of Harrietville, sourced by runoff from high slopes located within the Alpine National Park and the Mount Buffalo National Park. The river flows generally north by west and is joined by eighteen tributaries including Morses Creek at Bright, the Buckland River at Porepunkah, the Buffalo River and then the King River at Wangaratta. The river descends 405 metres (1,329 ft) over its 191-kilometre (119 mi) course.[4] The Great Alpine Road follows much of the course of the river in its upper reaches.[4]
Ovens Valley
The river flows through the Ovens Valley, which is a popular tourist destination servicing the ski fields of Mount Hotham, Mount Buffalo and Falls Creek, the Alpine National Park and the Mount Buffalo National Park. Air sports such as gliding and paragliding are also practised here, and there is a hedge maze at Wandiligong. A disused railway line has been converted to the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail, a cycle trail which stretches from Wangaratta and Beechworth to Bright.
There are several wineries in the area, and many hops farms. The wineries are a popular stop for cyclists on their touring rides.
Tobacco was a major industry in the valley until 2006; that year saw the British American Tobacco and Philip Morris companies decide to no longer buy Australian tobacco, and the Federal Government began implementing a plan to transition growers out of this industry.[5] Reminders of the valley's long and prosperous tobacco history continue to dot the valley, such as the many tobacco kilns
Etymology
Hamilton Hume and William Hovell explored the area in 1824, naming the Ovens River in honour of Major John Ovens, the Secretary to Thomas Brisbane, the Colonial Governor of New South Wales.[1]
In the Aboriginal Waywurru language, the river has two names, Burwang, with no clearly defined meaning;[2] and Djerrang, meaning "leaf".[2]
List of towns
- Wangaratta
- Beechworth
- Everton
- Myrtleford
- Ovens
- Bright
- Wandiligong
- Harrietville
- Porepunkah
See also
- Australia portal
- List of rivers of Victoria
- Warby-Ovens National Park
Gallery
References
External links
Media related to Ovens River at Wikimedia Commons
Rivers of the North–East Murray catchment of the Murray–Darling basin, in Victoria, Australia |
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Kiewa Basin | Rivers | |
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Creeks |
- Back (Kiewa)
- House
- Kichington
- Middle (Kiewa)
- Mountain
- Rocky Valley
- Running (Kiewa)
- Yackandandah
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Ovens Basin | Rivers | |
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Creeks |
- Black Dog
- Black Mare
- Black Range
- Boggy (Ovens)
- Buffalo Creek
- Burgoigee
- Diddah Diddah
- Evans
- Factory
- Fifteen Mile
- Happy Valley
- Hodgsons
- Hurdle
- Indigo
- Meadow
- Morses
- Reedy (Ovens)
- Whim
- Whorouly
- Yarrarabula
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Lakes | |
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Upper Murray Basin | Rivers | |
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Creeks |
- Beetoomba
- Benambra
- Buckwong
- Buenba
- Burrowye
- Cobungra Creek
- Corryong
- Cudgewa
- Dead Horse
- Dry Forest
- Fairyknowe
- Guys Forest
- Johnston
- Jones (Upper Murray)
- Kane
- Koetong
- Lightning
- Little Scrubby
- Little Snowy
- Limestone
- Livingstone
- Log Bridge
- Middle (Upper Murray)
- Morass
- Omeo
- Reedy (Upper Murray)
- Sandy (Upper Murray)
- Shady (Upper Murray)
- Simpson
- Snowy
- Spring (Upper Murray)
- Stony (Upper Murray)
- Tallangatta
- Thawgla
- Walwa
- Watchingorra
- Wheeler
- Wombat
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- Rivers of Victoria
- North-East 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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Rivers of the Murray–Darling basin, Australia |
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Catchments predominantly in Queensland |
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Catchments predominantly in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory |
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Murray catchment |
- Back (Edward)
- Back (Billabong 1)
- Back (Billabong 2)
- Billabong
- Box
- Cootnite
- Estuary
- Forest
- Four Mile
- Jerra Jerra
- Kangaroo
- Little Billabong
- Lunts
- Mahonga
- Mountain
- Nowranie
- Piccaninny
- Sawyers
- Sheep Wash
- Simmons
- Ten Mile
- Tumudgery
- Tuppal
- Yarra Yarra
Darling catchment |
- Bulbodney
- Burrill
- Bywash Billabong
- Cookopie
- Coonalhugga
- Genaren
- Glue Pot
- Gundong
- Gunningbar
- Kellys Cowal
- Moonagee Cowal
- Mulla Mulla Cowal
- Nyangi Bogan Cowal
- Popiltah
- Redbank
- Sandy (Bogan)
- Stony (Darling Anabranch)
- Tomingley
Barwon / Macquarie sub-catchment |
- Abington
- Attunga
- Bakers
- Bald
- Berrygil
- Boiling Down (Goonoo Goonoo)
- Bowman
- Brigalow
- Bundock
- Carole
- Cheshire
- Clay
- Coolibar
- Crossing
- Duncans
- Dungowan
- Emu Swamp
- Evans Plains
- Ewenmar
- Frazers (Coonamble)
- Goonoo Goonoo
- Halls (Gwydir)
- Halls (Mehi)
- Halls (Namoi)
- Horsearm
- Jamiesons
- Lambruk
- Limestone
- Menedebri
- Middlebrook (Goonoo Goonoo)
- Mountain (Sandy (Peel 2))
- Moonbi
- Moore
- Moredun
- Mulla Mulla
- Oakey (Peel)
- Oakey (Jamiesons)
- Queen Charlottes
- Quegobla
- Quirindi
- Reedy (Peel)
- Sandy (Bogan)
- Sandy (Bohena)
- Sandy (Gwydir)
- Sandy (Jamiesons)
- Sandy (Peel 1)
- Sandy (Peel 2)
- Sandy (Talbragar)
- Spring (Goonoo Goonoo)
- Swamp Oak
- Tangaratta
- Timbumburi
- Tycannah
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Murrumbidgee catchment |
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Catchments predominantly in Victoria |
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Catchments predominantly in South Australia |
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На других языках
[de] Ovens River
Der Ovens River ist ein Fluss im Norden des australischen Bundesstaates Victoria.
- [en] Ovens River
[es] Río Ovens
El río Ovens (en inglés: Ovens River) es un corto río de Australia, un afluente del río Murray que discurre por el estado de Victoria. Fue descubierto en 1824 a lo largo de una expedición llevada a cabo por Hamilton Hume y William Hovell, en el cual renombraron el río, que hasta entonces era conocido como Burwang por los aborígenes.
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