Moroka River
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| name = Moroka
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| image = Moroka River.jpg
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| image_caption = The upper reaches of the Moroka River, viewed from Moroka Road bridge
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| pushpin_map = Australia Victoria
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the Moroka River mouth in Victoria
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Australia
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Victoria
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps
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| subdivision_type5 = Local government area
| subdivision_name5 = Shire of Wellington
| length = {{convert|48|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| source1 = Mount Wellington, Great Dividing Range
| source1_location = below Picture Point
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|37|29|36|S|149|49|15|E|display=inline}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1580|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = Wonnangatta River
| mouth_location = Alpine National Park
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|37|20|16|S|146|55|2|E|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|353|m|abbr=on}}
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| river_system = Mitchell River catchment
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| tributaries_left = Playboy Creek
| tributaries_right = Carey Creek, Little River (Moroka)
| custom_label = National park
| custom_data = Alpine NP
| extra = {{cite web|url=https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=21573|title=Moroka River: 21573|work=Vicnames|publisher=Government of Victoria|date=2 May 1966|access-date=30 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202112243/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=21573|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=205469&cmd=sp|title=Map of Moroka River, VIC|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|access-date=30 January 2014}}
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The Moroka River is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Location and features
The Moroka River rises below Picture Point near Mount Wellington on the Great Dividing Range, north of Avon Wilderness Park. This river flows generally east, then northeast, then north, then in a highly meandering course generally northwest, then north, and finally northeast, joined by three tributaries including the Little River (Moroka), before reaching its confluence with the Wonnangatta River in remote country within the Alpine National Park in the Shire of Wellington. The river descends {{convert|1220|m}} over its {{convert|48|km|adj=on}} course.
The river flows through the Moroka Gorge, nestled below Mount Kent, Mount Dawson, Cromwell Knob, and Billy Goat Bluff.{{cite web|url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=36879&cmd=sp|title=Map of Moroka Gorge, VIC|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|access-date=30 January 2014}} A walking track commences at Horseyard Flat near Moroka Road and follows the river for approximately {{convert|3|km}} downstream to the First Falls, which can be viewed from a rock platform. Beyond First Falls, the route is unmarked and difficult.{{cite web|title=Our Mountain Heritage - walks around Howitt, Snowy Range and Tali Karng|work=Alpine National Park|publisher=Parks Victoria|url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/313170/Park-note-Alpine-NP-Walks-around-Howitt,-Snowy-Range-and-Tali-Karng-.pdf|access-date=13 January 2013|format=PDF}}
See also
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References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.egcma.com.au/rivers/172/ |title=Mitchell River sub-catchment |work=East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority |publisher=Government of Victoria}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.egcma.com.au/rivers/278/ |title=Mitchell River - Catchment Map |work=East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority |publisher=Government of Victoria |format=map}}
{{Rivers of the East Gippsland catchment}}
{{Rivers of Victoria}}
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Category:East Gippsland catchment
Category:Rivers of Gippsland (region)
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