| Gibbo | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Australian Alps (IBRA),Victorian Alps,East Gippsland |
| Local government area | East Gippsland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | Straight Running Creek and the Sassafras Creek |
| • location | Victorian Alps |
| • coordinates | 36°40′0″S147°48′39″E / 36.66667°S 147.81083°E /-36.66667; 147.81083 |
| • elevation | 674 m (2,211 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with Morass Creek |
• location | southeast ofLake Dartmouth |
• coordinates | 36°45′3″S147°39′55″E / 36.75083°S 147.66528°E /-36.75083; 147.66528 |
• elevation | 483 m (1,585 ft) |
| Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | North-EastMurray catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Turnback Creek, Japan Creek |
| • right | Donnovan Creek |
| Reservoir | Dartmouth(483 m (1,585 ft)) |
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TheGibbo River, aperennial river[2] of the North-EastMurray catchment of theMurray-Darling basin, is located in theAlpine andEast Gippsland regions ofVictoria,Australia. It flows from the northwestern slopes of theAustralian Alps, south and joins with Morass Creek southeast ofLake Dartmouth.[1]
Formed by theconfluence of the Straight Running Creek and the Sassafras Creek, the Gibbo River rises in remotestate forestry land, below theGreat Dividing Range. The river flows generally south by southwest, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Morass Creek at Lake Dartmouth, formed by the Dartmouth Dam. The river descends 191 metres (627 ft) over its 19-kilometre (12 mi)course.[1]
The river is popular forfishing, with numerousbrown trout with an average of 200 grams (7.1 oz) to a maximum of 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), somerainbow trout to 200 grams (7.1 oz), andriver blackfish to 60 grams (2.1 oz), with a fewcarp to 10 kilograms (22 lb).[3][4][5]
A camping area is available, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north ofOmeo on the Corryong–Benambra Road. Picnic tables and wood-firedbarbecues are available at the camp site.[6]
An area of approximately 35,000 hectares (86,000 acres) located adjacent to where the Gibbo River and Morass Creek empty into Lake Dartmouth, named the Dart River Goldfields Area, is listed as an indicative area on theRegister of the National Estate. The area is considered historically significant due to its relatively undisturbed setting of the history ofgold mining, with many machinery relics from the 1870s.[7]
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