Caledonia River Explained

Caledonia
Pushpin Map:Australia Victoria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Caledonia River mouth in Victoria
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Victoria
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Victorian Alps (IBRA)
Subdivision Type5:Local government area
Subdivision Name5:Shire of Wellington
Length:34km (21miles)
Source1:Snowy Range, Great Dividing Range
Source1 Location:below Minogues Lookout
Source1 Coordinates:-37.2444°N 146.6925°W
Source1 Elevation:1100m (3,600feet)
Mouth:confluence with the Macalister River
Mouth Location:near The Sisters
Mouth Coordinates:-37.4608°N 146.5547°W
Mouth Elevation:354m (1,161feet)
River System:West Gippsland catchment
Tributaries Left:Caledonia River East Branch, Pipe Creek (Victoria), Dingo Creek (Victoria), Shaw Creek
Tributaries Right:Pine Creek (Victoria)
Custom Label:National parks
Custom Data:East Caledonia Reference Area, Alpine NP
Extra:[1] [2]

The Caledonia River is a perennial river[1] of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Features and location

The Caledonia River rises below Minogues Lookout within the Snowy Range of the Great Dividing Range. The river flows generally south then south by west and then south, joined by the five tributaries including the Caledonia River East Branch (which is also joined by the Caledonia River Middle Branch), before reaching its confluence with the Macalister River, near The Sisters, in the Shire of Wellington. The river descends over its 34km (21miles) course.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caledonia River: 12234. Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. 13 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025348/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=12234#. 22 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Map of Caledonia River, VIC. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 14 February 2014.