| Barkly | |
| Name Other: | Barkly River Mount Clear Branch, Barkly River East Branch, Barkly River West Branch[1] |
| Name Etymology: | In honour of Sir Henry Barkly |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Barkly River in Victoria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Victoria |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Victorian Alps (IBRA), West Gippsland |
| Subdivision Type5: | Local government area |
| Subdivision Name5: | Shire of Mansfield |
| Length: | 30km (20miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | mouth |
| Source1: | Great Dividing Range |
| Source2: | Barkly River East Branch |
| Source2 Location: | near The Nobs Spur |
| Source2 Elevation: | 1370m (4,500feet) |
| Source3: | Barkly River West Branch |
| Source3 Location: | below Mount McDonald |
| Source3 Elevation: | 1440m (4,720feet) |
| Source Confluence: | East and West branches of the Barkly River |
| Source Confluence Location: | below Mount McKinty |
| Source Confluence Coordinates: | -37.3822°N 146.4636°W |
| Source Confluence Elevation: | 672m (2,205feet) |
| Mouth: | confluence with the Macalister River |
| Mouth Location: | south of Glencairn |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -37.5597°N 146.5814°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 274m (899feet) |
| River System: | West Gippsland catchment |
| Tributaries Left: | Mountain Ash Creek, Sardine Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Mount Skene Creek, Glencairn Creek |
| Custom Label: | National park |
| Custom Data: | Alpine NP, Lake Eildon NP |
| Extra: | [2] |
The Barkly River, a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, is located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Formed by the confluence of the Barkly River East Branch that drains a state forestry area of the Great Dividing Range from an elevation of near The Nobs Spur; and the Barkly River West Branch that drains Mount McDonald within the Alpine National Park at an elevation of , the Barkly River rises in remote country east of the Mount Skene Scenic Reserve, below Mount McKinty. The river flows generally south by east, joined by four minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Macalister River, south of the locale of Glencairn. From its highest elevation including the east and west branches of the river, the Barkly River descends over its combined 42km (26miles) course.[2]
The river was named in honour of Sir Henry Barkly,, the second Governor of Victoria, serving between 1856 and 1863.