The
Big River , an inland
perennial river of the
Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the
Murray-Darling basin , is located in the lower
South Eastern Highlands bioregion and
Northern Country/North Central regions of the
Australian state of
Victoria . The headwaters of the Big River rise on the northern slopes of the Yarra Ranges and descend to flow into the Goulburn River within
Lake Eildon .
Location and features
Formed by the confluence of the Springs and Oaks Creeks, the Big River rises in remote state forestry country on the northern slopes of the Yarra Ranges, part of the Great Dividing Range . The river flows generally north, through rugged national park and state forests as the river descends, joined by thirteen tributaries including the Torbreck River and the Taponga River , before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River within the impounded Lake Eildon, located in the Lake Eildon National Park . The river descends 349 metres (1,145 ft) over its 62-kilometre (39 mi) course .
See also
References
Waterways of the Goulburn Broken catchment,
Victoria , Australia
Rivers Creeks
Boosey
Brankeet
Broken Creek
Burnt (Strathbogie)
Bylands
Cameron
Castle
Cornella
Creightons
Dabyminga
Dairy
Dry
Deep (Benalla)
Deep (Moira)
Faithfulls
Five Mile (Benalla)
Ford
Goborup
Godfrey
Holland
Home
Honeysuckle
Hughes
King Parrot (Murrindindi)
Kurkuruc
Lima East
Major
Merton
Mollison
Nine Mile (Moira)
Pine Lodge
Pranjip
Ryans
Sam
Sandy (Moira)
Sawpit
Seven Creeks
Sheep Pen
Spring (Murrindindi)
Stringybark
Sugarloaf (Mitchell)
Sunday
Tullah
Watchbox
Whiteheads
Winton
Wormangal
Yallagalorrah
Lakes
Rivers that flow towards the coast
North–East catchment Goulburn Broken catchment North–Central catchment Mallee catchment
Rivers that drain inland
North–Central catchment Wimmera catchment
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
Murrumbidgee catchment