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.
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]