River in Victoria, Australia
Campaspe
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Course of the Campaspe River in
Victoria
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Etymology
| Campaspe
, a mistress of
Alexander the Great
.
[1]
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Native name
| Yalka, Yalooka, Boregam, Yerrin
(
undetermined
)
[2]
[3]
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Country
| Australia
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State
| Victoria
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Region
| Riverina
bioregion (IBRA)
,
Central Highlands
,
Wimmera
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Local government areas
| Greater Bendigo City
,
Campaspe
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Towns
| Kyneton
,
Redesdale
,
Elmore
,
Rochester
,
Echuca
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Source
| Great Dividing Range
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• location
| Wombat State Forest
near
Bullengarook
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• coordinates
| 37°25′13″S
144°28′38″E
/
37.42028°S 144.47722°E
/
-37.42028; 144.47722
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• elevation
| 679 m (2,228 ft)
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Mouth
| confluence
with the
Murray River
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• location
| Echuca
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• coordinates
| 36°7′5″S
144°43′36″E
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36.11806°S 144.72667°E
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-36.11806; 144.72667
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• elevation
| 98 m (322 ft)
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Length
| 232 km (144 mi)
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Basin size
| 4,179 km
2
(1,614 sq mi)
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Discharge
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• location
| Echuca
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• average
| 7 m
3
/s (250 cu ft/s)
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River system
| Murray-Darling basin
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Tributaries
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• left
| Coliban River
, Mosquito Creek (Campaspe River), Axe Creek
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• right
| Pipers Creek (Campaspe River), Stone Jug Creek, Forest Creek (Campaspe River), Mount Pleasant Creek
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[4]
[5]
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The
Campaspe River
, an inland intermittent river of the north?central catchment, part of the
Murray-Darling basin
, is located in the lower
Riverina
bioregion
and
Central Highlands
and
Wimmera
regions of the
Australian
state of
Victoria
. The headwaters of the Campaspe River rise on the northern slopes of the
Great Dividing Range
and descend to flow north into the
Murray River
, Australia's longest river, near
Echuca
.
Location and features
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From its source in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range below Red Hill, the Campaspe River rises in the
Wombat State Forest
northwest of
Bullengarook
and southwest of
Macedon
near
Ashbourne
and Firth Park, a local camping ground and historical area. The river then flows west of the township of
Woodend
and continues north through the town of
Kyneton
. The middle reaches of the river are dominated by
Lake Eppalock
, a constructed
reservoir
. The
Coliban River
, the most significant tributary of the Campaspe, also flows into Lake Eppalock. Towns located on the river in this area include
Redesdale
located just south of Eppalock and
Axedale
, located just below Eppalock. The towns of
Elmore
and
Rochester
lie on the river's lower reaches. The river meets its
confluence
with the Murray River west of the town of Echuca, located adjacent to the
state
border between Victoria and
New South Wales
.
[4]
[5]
In addition to the Coliban River, the Campaspe River is joined by six minor tributaries and passes through the Campaspe Weir. The river descends 581 metres (1,906 ft) over its 232-kilometre (144 mi)
course
.
[4]
[5]
The river is crossed three times by the
Calder Freeway
near Kyneton, and by the
McIvor Highway
near Eppalock. The
Midland Highway
and
Northern Highway
duplex crosses the river at Elmore, and the Murray Valley Highway and Northern Highway duplex crosses the river at
Echuca
.
Etymology
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As the river is relatively long, Aboriginal peoples from various cultural groups lived near the river course. In the
Yorta Yorta language
, the name for the river is
Yalka
or
Yalooka
, meaning "dry leaf". In the
Taungurung language
the name for the river is
Boregam
, with no clearly defined meaning. In the Taungurung and Ngurai-illam Wurrung language, the river is named
Yerrin
, with no clearly defined meaning.
[2]
[3]
[6]
It was named by
Major Mitchell
in 1836 for
Campaspe
, a mistress of
Alexander the Great
.
[1]
See also
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References
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External links
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Waterways of the North?Central catchment,
Victoria
, Australia
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Rivers
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Creeks
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- Andersons (North Grampians)
- Axe
- Back (Bendigo)
- Barkers
- Barr
- Beckworth
- Bendigo
- Bet Bet
- Birch’s
- Box
- Bradford
- Bullabul
- Bullock
- Burnt (Central Goldfields)
- Campbell (North Grampians)
- Campbells (Mt Alexander)
- Creswick
- Cherry Tree
- Cochranes
- Dog Trap
- Fentons
- Five Mile (Macedon Ranges)
- Forest
- Glenlogie
- Greenhill
- Gunbower
- Homebush
- Jews Harp
- Jim Crow
- Joyces
- Kangaroo (Hepburn)
- Kangaroo (Macedon Ranges)
- McCallum
- McIvor
- Middle (Pyrenees)
- Middle (Hepburn)
- Mosquito (Gunnawarra)
- Mount Pleasant
- Muckleford
- Myers
- Myrtle
- Number Two
- Pipers
- Pohlman
- Pyramid
- Rutherford
- Sailors
- Sandy (North Grampians)
- Serpentine
- Sheepwash (Bendigo)
- Spring (Loddon)
- St Arnaud
- Tullaroop
- Wallaloo
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Lakes
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Rivers that flow towards the coast
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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 that drain inland
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North?Central catchment
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Wimmera catchment
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Murray
catchment
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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