Avon River (Grampians, Victoria)

This article is about the river located in the Grampians region. For the river of the same name located in the Gippsland region, see Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria). For other rivers named Avon, see River Avon (disambiguation).

Avon (Wityellibar, Kurakibiyal)
River
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Regions	Murray Darling Depression (IBRA), Wimmera
Local government area	Northern Grampians
Part of	Wimmera catchment
Tributaries
- left	Faulkner Creek
Source	Great Dividing Range
Source confluence	Avon Creek and Sandy Creek
- location	Beazleys Bridge; west of St Arnaud
- elevation	195 m (640 ft)
- coordinates
Mouth	confluence with the Richardson River
- location	Banyena; northwest of Marnoo
- elevation	133 m (436 ft)
- coordinates
Length	64 km (40 mi)
Location of the Avon River mouth in Victoria

The Avon River, an inland intermittent river of the Wimmera catchment, located in the Grampians and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. Rising on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the Avon River flows north-westerly to reach its confluence with the Richardson River. The rivers of the Wimmera catchment drain into a series of ephemeral lakes that, whilst they do not directly empty into a defined watercourse, they form part of the Murray River catchment of the Murray-Darling basin.

Location and features

The Avon River rises on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, near Beazleys Bridge, west of St Arnaud. The rivers flows in a highly meandering course generally west by north, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its mouth to flow into the Richardson River at Banyena; northwest of Marnoo. The Avon River descends 62 metres (203 ft) over its 64-kilometre (40 mi) course.

Etymology

In the local indigenous language the river is named Wityellibar, with no defined meaning; and in the Djadjawurrung language, Kurakibiyal, with kurak meaning "sand" and biyal, meaning "red gum".

See also

• List of rivers of Victoria