Black River | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | South Eastern Highlandsbioregion (IBRA),Northern Country/North Central |
Local government area | Mansfield |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Yarra Ranges,Great Dividing Range |
• location | below Mount Singleton |
• coordinates | 37°33′53.7″S146°25′20.3″E / 37.564917°S 146.422306°E /-37.564917; 146.422306 |
• elevation | 688 m (2,257 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with theGoulburn River |
• location | Burnt Camp |
• coordinates | 37°30′56.1″S146°18′17.7″E / 37.515583°S 146.304917°E /-37.515583; 146.304917 |
• elevation | 479 m (1,572 ft) |
Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | GoulburnBroken catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
Tributaries | |
• right | Lazarini Creek |
National park | Yarra Ranges National Park |
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TheBlack River, an inlandperennial river of theGoulburnBroken catchment, part of theMurray-Darling basin, is located in the lowerSouth Eastern Highlandsbioregion andNorthern Country/North Central regions of theAustralian state ofVictoria. The headwaters of the Black River rise on the northern slopes of the Yarra Ranges and descend to flow into the Goulburn River within theYarra Ranges National Park.
The Black River rises in remote state forestry country on the northern slopes of the Yarra Ranges, part of theGreat Dividing Range, below Mount Singleton. The river flows generally north, through rugged national park and state forests as the river descends, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching itsconfluence with the Goulburn River near Burnt Camp. The river descends 210 metres (690 ft) over its 16-kilometre (9.9 mi)course.[1]
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