Broken Dareterkornong
Aweir constructed across the Broken River formedLake Benalla
Course of the Broken River and also theGoulburn River inVictoria
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Alpine andRiverinebioregions (IBRA),Victorian Alps, Northern Country/North Central
Local government areas	Mansfield,Benalla,Greater Shepparton
Towns and cities	Benalla,Shepparton–Mooroopna
Physical characteristics
Source	Victorian Alps,Great Dividing Range
• location	near Bald Hill
• coordinates	36°44′03″S146°19′20″E / 36.73417°S 146.32222°E /-36.73417; 146.32222
• elevation	1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth	confluence with theGoulburn River
• location	nearShepparton
• coordinates	36°23′39″S145°23′3″E / 36.39417°S 145.38417°E /-36.39417; 145.38417
• elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Length	225 km (140 mi)
Discharge
• average	9 m3/s (320 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Goulburn Broken catchment, Murray–Darling basin
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TheBroken River, a minor inlandperennial river of theGoulburn Broken catchment, part of theMurray–Darling basin, is located in the Alpine and Northern Country/North Central regions of theAustralian state ofVictoria. The headwaters of the Broken River rise in the western slopes of theVictorian Alps, near Bald Hill and descend to flow into theGoulburn River nearShepparton. The river is impounded by the Nillahcootie Dam to createLake Nillahcootie and Benalla Dam to createLake Benalla.

The river rises below Bald Hill on the western slopes of the Victorian Alps, within theMount Buffalo National Park in theShire of Mansfield. The river flow generally west, then north, then west passing through or adjacent to the regional cities ofBenalla andShepparton–Mooroopna, joined by ten minor tributaries, before reaching itsconfluence with the Goulburn River within Shepparton. The river descends 1,070 metres (3,510 ft) over its 225-kilometre (140 mi)course.^[1]

When at maximum capacity, the Broken River is the fastest flowing river in Australia.^{[citation needed]}

The town ofBenalla, located adjacent to the river, was known as Broken River into the 1850s. It was the location of theBattle of Broken River.^[2]

The local IndigenousTaungurung name for the river in its main section around Benalla wasDareterkornong.^[3]

The origin of the river's current name is originally thought to be derived from the fact that in dry seasons the river bed is broken into a series ofwater holes.

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