Black River (Victoria)

{{Short description|River in Victoria, Australia}}

{{about|the watercourse that is a tributary of the Goulburn River|other uses|Black River (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2014}}

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| name = Black River

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| pushpin_map = Australia Victoria

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the Black River mouth in Victoria

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Australia

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Victoria

| subdivision_type3 = Region

| subdivision_name3 = South Eastern Highlands bioregion (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central

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| subdivision_name5 = Mansfield

| length = {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}}

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| source1 = Yarra Ranges, Great Dividing Range

| source1_location = below Mount Singleton

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|37|33|53.7|S|146|25|20.3|E|display=inline}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|688|m|abbr=on}}

| mouth = confluence with the Goulburn River

| mouth_location = Burnt Camp

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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|479|m|abbr=on}}

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| river_system = Goulburn Broken catchment,
Murray-Darling basin

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| tributaries_right = Lazarini Creek

| custom_label = National park

| custom_data = Yarra Ranges National Park

| extra = {{cite web|url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=207365&cmd=sp|title=Map of Black River, VIC|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|access-date=15 October 2014}}

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The Black River, an inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Black River rise on the northern slopes of the Yarra Ranges and descend to flow into the Goulburn River within the Yarra Ranges National Park.

Location and features

The Black River rises in remote state forestry country on the northern slopes of the Yarra Ranges, part of the Great 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 its confluence with the Goulburn River near Burnt Camp. The river descends {{convert|210|m}} over its {{convert|16|km|adj=on}} course.

See also

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  • {{Section link|List of rivers of Australia|Victoria}}

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