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The Cobungra River, a
perennial river A perennial stream is a stream that has continuous flow of surface water throughout the year in at least parts of its catchment during seasons of normal rainfall, Water Supply Paper 494. as opposed to one whose flow is intermittent. In the abs ...
of the North-East
Murray Murray may refer to: Businesses * Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles * Murrays, an Australian bus company * Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust * D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian who ...
catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the
East Gippsland East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering 31,740 square kilometres (14%) of Victoria. It has a population of 80,114. Australian Bureau of Statistics2006 Census Community Profile Series: East Gippsland (Sta ...
and
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regions of
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
,
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.


Location and features

The Cobungra River rises below the slopes of the
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at
Mount Hotham Mount Hotham is a mountain located in the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, in the Australian state of Victoria. The mountain is located approximately north east of Melbourne, from Sydney, and from Adelaide by road. The nearest m ...
and Mount Loch and flows generally east and then north, joined by two tributaries including the Victoria River. At its
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with the Big River in the
Alpine National Park The Alpine National Park is a national park located in the Central Highlands and Alpine regions of Victoria, Australia. The national park is located northeast of Melbourne. It is the largest National Park in Victoria, and covers much of the hig ...
, near on the
Omeo Highway The Omeo Highway is a 163 kilometre road in eastern Victoria, Australia, connecting north-east Victoria to Gippsland over parts of the Victorian Alps. There are no substantial settlements between Mitta Mitta and Omeo, and therefore fuel is un ...
, the two rivers become the
Mitta Mitta River Mitta Mitta River, a perennial stream, perennial river and a direct tributary of the Murray River within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Victorian Alps, alpine district of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The name Mitta ...
, itself a tributary of the Murray River. The Cobungra River descends over its course. The current historical Omeo Highway bridge at Anglers Rest stands on the site of the former
river ford A ford is a shallow place with good footing where a river or stream may be crossed by wading, or inside a vehicle getting its wheels wet. A ford may occur naturally or be constructed. Fords may be impassable during high water. A low-water cr ...
known as Jack's Crossing, named for an
overseer Overseer may refer to: Professions * Supervisor or superintendent; one who keeps watch over and directs the work of others *Plantation overseer, often in the context of forced labor or slavery *Overseer of the poor, an official who administered re ...
at the nearby Mount Wills station who drowned while leading a team of
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s across the flooded river in 1856. The Cobungra River is particularly noted as being good for
trout Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salmoni ...
fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
, in particular
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. It was one of thirteen locations worldwide featured on the
fly fishing Fly fishing is an angling method that uses a light-weight lure—called an artificial fly—to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. The light weight requires casting techniques significantly diffe ...
documentary television series ''
A River Somewhere ''A River Somewhere'' is an Australian documentary television series originally broadcast by ABC TV in 1997 and 1998. It was produced by Working Dog Productions, and was hosted by Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch. The series was released on DVD in ...
''.


See also

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North-East catchment Rivers of Gippsland (region) Rivers of Hume (region) Tributaries of the Murray River Victorian Alps {{VictoriaAU-river-stub