The Buffalo River, a
perennial river
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of the North-East
Murray
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catchment of the
Murray-Darling basin, is located in the
alpine
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region of
Victoria
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,
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. It flows from the eastern slopes of the Buffalo Range in the
Australian Alps
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Ovens River
The 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.
Location and features
Formed by the confluence of the East a ...
west of .
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Location and features
Formed by the east and west branches of the river, the headwaters of the Buffalo River rise in the Barry Mountains below Mount Selwyn and The Razor at an elevation exceeding above sea level
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. The east and west branches of the river reach their confluence
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within the Mount Buffalo National Park
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, where the watercourse becomes the Buffalo River. The river flows generally north, much of its course through the remote national park, joined by nine tributaries including the Catherine River and the Dandongadale River, before reaching its confluence with the Ovens River west of the town of Myrtleford and adjacent to the Great Alpine Road
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. The river descends over its course.[
The river is impounded by the Buffalo Dam that creates the reservoir, called Lake Buffalo, that was completed in 1965 and supplies potable water to Myrtleford and ]irrigation
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of the Goulburn Valley
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.
See also
* List of rivers of Victoria
References
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Rivers of Victoria (Australia)
Murray-Darling basin
North-East catchment
Rivers of Hume (region)