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This article is about the river in Victoria, Australia. For other uses, see Catherine Creek.

River in Victoria, Australia
Catherine
Sunrise over a rocky bank, halfway down the Catherine River. Photo by Leigh Blackall
Catherine River (Victoria) is located in VictoriaCatherine River (Victoria)Location of the Catherine River mouth in Victoria
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionVictorian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps
Local government areaAlpine Shire
Physical characteristics
SourceAlpine National Park, Victorian Alps
 • locationbelow Mount Speculation
 • coordinates37°7′24″S 146°38′55″E / 37.12333°S 146.64861°E / -37.12333; 146.64861
 • elevation1,560 m (5,120 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Buffalo River
 • locationwithin the Mount Buffalo National Park
 • coordinates36°57′36″S 146°45′3″E / 36.96000°S 146.75083°E / -36.96000; 146.75083
 • elevation392 m (1,286 ft)
Length25 km (16 mi)
Basin features
River systemNorth-East Murray catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
National parksAlpine National Park, Mount Buffalo National Park

The Catherine River, a perennial river of the North-East Murray catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Alpine region of Victoria, Australia. It flows Northwards in the Alpine National Park in the Australian Alps, joining with the Buffalo River in remote national park territory.

Location and features

The Catherine River rises below Mount Speculation, west of the Barry Mountains and to the east of Mount Buller, at an elevation exceeding 1,560 metres (5,120 ft) above sea level. The river flows generally north by east, all of its course through the remote national park before reaching its confluence with the Buffalo River within the Mount Buffalo National Park. The river descends 1,170 metres (3,840 ft) over its 25-kilometre (16 mi) course.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Map of Catherine River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. "Catherine River: 12605". Vicnames. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
Waterways of the North–East catchment, Victoria, Australia
Rivers
Creeks
  • Back (Indigo)
  • Beetoomba
  • Benambra
  • Black Dog
  • Black Mare
  • Black Range
  • Boggy (Wangaratta)
  • Buckwong
  • Buenba
  • Buffalo Creek
  • Burgoigee
  • Burrowye
  • Cobungra Creek
  • Corryong
  • Cudgewa
  • Davies Plain
  • Dead Horse
  • Diddah Diddah
  • Dinner
  • Dry Forest
  • Elkins
  • Evans
  • Factory
  • Fairyknowe
  • Fifteen Mile
  • Guys Forest
  • Happy Valley
  • Hodgsons
  • House
  • Hurdle
  • Indigo
  • Johnston
  • Jones (Mitta Mitta)
  • Kane
  • Kichington
  • Koetong
  • Lightning
  • Little Scrubby
  • Little Snowy
  • Limestone
  • Livingstone
  • Log Bridge
  • Meadow
  • Middle (East Gippsland)
  • Middle (Wodonga)
  • Morass
  • Morses
  • Mountain
  • Murtagh
  • Omeo
  • Reedy (Towong)
  • Reedy (Wangaratta)
  • Rocky Valley
  • Running (Alpine)
  • Sandy (Indigo)
  • Shady (Towong)
  • Simpson
  • Snowy
  • Spring (East Gippsland)
  • Stony (Towong)
  • Tallangatta
  • Thawgla
  • Tom Groggin
  • Walwa
  • Watchingorra
  • Wheeler
  • Whim
  • Whorouly
  • Wombat
  • Yackandandah
  • Yarrarabula
Lakes
Rivers of Victoria
Rivers that flow towards the coast
Tasman Sea / Bass Strait
East Gippsland catchment
West Gippsland catchment
Melbourne Water catchment
Corangamite catchment
Great Australian Bight
Glenelg Hopkins catchment
Rivers of the Murray–Darling basin
North–East catchment
Goulburn Broken catchment
North–Central catchment
Mallee catchment
Rivers that drain inland
North–Central catchment
Wimmera catchment
Rivers of the Murray–Darling basin, Australia
Catchments predominantly in Queensland
Paroo / Warrego / Culgoa catchment
Balonne / Macintyre catchment
Catchments predominantly in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory
Murray catchment
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Murrumbidgee
catchment
Lachlan
sub–catchment
Catchments predominantly in Victoria
North East catchment
  • Back (Little Snowy)
  • Banimboola
  • Barwidgee
  • Benambra
  • Billabong (Ovens)
  • Black Range
  • Boggy
  • Boon
  • Brandy
  • Brown (Dart)
  • Bucheen
  • Buenba
  • Buffalo
  • Bullhead
  • Burgoigee
  • Butcher
  • Camp
  • Charlestown
  • Chinaman
  • Christmas
  • Clear
  • Dean (Snowy)
  • Deep (Gibbo)
  • Diggers
  • Dingo
  • Donnovan
  • Dry Forest
  • Eight Mile
  • Evans
  • Fairley
  • Fifteen Mile
  • Findlay
  • First
  • Fork
  • Four Mile
  • Front
  • Garden
  • Georges
  • German
  • Gill
  • Glencoe
  • Glen Wills
  • Gray
  • Harker
  • Hollonds
  • Honeysuckle
  • Hurdle
  • Japan
  • Jarvis
  • Jim and Jack
  • Kangaroo
  • King
  • Kumbada
  • Larsden
  • Lightning
  • Little Snowy
  • Livingstone
  • Long (Taponga)
  • Long (Ovens)
  • Long Corner
  • Lord
  • Mac
  • McKay
  • Meadow
  • Middle (Big)
  • Middle (Ovens)
  • Mine
  • Morass
  • Morgan
  • Morgan (Ovens)
  • Morses
  • Mt Leinster
  • Mount Smythe
  • Mount Tabor
  • Mount Wills
  • Murray (Buckland)
  • Myrtle
  • Nine Mile
  • One Mile
  • One Mile (Ovens)
  • Pegleg
  • Pheasant
  • Raymond
  • Reedy (Livingstone)
  • Reedy (Ovens)
  • Rodda
  • Rogers
  • Running (Kiewa)
  • Running (Taponga)
  • Sandy (Buffalo)
  • Sandy (Gibbo)
  • Sassafras
  • Second (Taponga)
  • Scrubby (Mitta Mitta)
  • Shady
  • Smoko
  • Snowy (Mitta Mitta)
  • Snowy (Ovens)
  • Soldier
  • Splitters
  • Spring (Mitta Mitta)
  • Stony (Gibbo)
  • Stony (King)
  • Stony (Ovens)
  • Stony (Snowy)
  • Straight Running
  • Tallangatta
  • Thilluna
  • Toke
  • Tomahawk
  • Trappers
  • Turnback
  • Vincent
  • Washaway
  • Watchingorra
  • Waterfall
  • White (Taponga)
  • Whorouly
  • Wilson
  • Wombat
  • Wright
  • Yarrarabula
  • Yellow
Goulburn Broken catchment
  • Ault Beeac
  • Back
  • Boggy
  • Brankeet
  • Bull
  • Burnt
  • Captain
  • Castle
  • Cattanach Canal
  • Cerberus
  • Connelly
  • Dabyminga
  • Devil Plain
  • Dip
  • East Goulburn Main Channel
  • Edwards
  • Falls
  • Flourbag
  • Ford
  • Gaffneys
  • Grisdale
  • Gutter
  • Health
  • Home
  • Howes
  • Hughes
  • Jack
  • Johnson
  • Katy
  • Keppel
  • King Parrot
  • Knowles Gap
  • Lanky
  • Lazarini
  • Major
  • Middle Station
  • Mill
  • Plain
  • Pranjip
  • Quartz
  • Reedy (Goulburn)
  • Rellimeiggam
  • River
  • Robbie
  • Rocky
  • S
  • Sandy
  • Scrubby
  • Seven
  • Snake
  • Snobs
  • Spring
  • Stander
  • Stony (Delatite)
  • Stony (Goulburn)
  • Stuart Murray Canal
  • Sunday
  • Ti Tree
  • U T
  • Williams
  • Wilks
  • Yellowdindi
North Central catchment
  • Axe
  • Bannacher
  • Bet Bet
  • Birch
  • Blind
  • Boundary Gully
  • Bradford
  • Brenanah
  • Brown Hill
  • Bullabul
  • Burke
  • Burnt
  • Campbell
  • Caralulup
  • Carmanuel
  • Carr
  • Cherry Tree
  • Creswick
  • Doctors
  • Fentons
  • Forest
  • Glenlogie
  • Homebush
  • Hope
  • Jews Harp
  • Jim Crow
  • Joyces
  • Little (Loddon)
  • Kangderaar
  • Kingower
  • McCallum
  • McLachlan
  • Middle (Avoca)
  • Middle (Loddon)
  • Middleton
  • Moina
  • Mosquito (Avoca)
  • Mosquito (Campaspe)
  • Mountain (Avoca)
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Muckleford
  • Number Two
  • Pennyroyal
  • Pipers (Campaspe)
  • Redbank
  • Ryan
  • Salt
  • Sandy (Avoca 1)
  • Sandy (Avoca 2)
  • Sangus
  • Serpentine
  • Sheepwash
  • Smoky
  • Splitters
  • Spring (Loddon)
  • St Arnaud
  • Stone Jug
  • Strathfillan
  • Tarilta
  • Tarpaulin
  • Timor
  • Tullaroop
  • Twelve Mile (Loddon)
  • Waranga Western Channel
  • Wehla
  • Weston
  • Yandoit
  • Yeungroon
Mallee catchment
Catchments predominantly in South Australia
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