Avon River (Grampians, Victoria)

Avon
Location of the Avon River mouth in Victoria
Native name
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionMurray Darling Depression (IBRA), Wimmera
Local government areaNorthern Grampians
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
Source confluenceAvon Creek and Sandy Creek
  locationBeazleys Bridge; west of St Arnaud
  coordinates36°41′59.9″S 143°10′2.9″E / 36.699972°S 143.167472°E / -36.699972; 143.167472
  elevation195 m (640 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Richardson River
  location
Banyena; northwest of Marnoo
  coordinates
36°34′16″S 142°49′33″E / 36.57111°S 142.82583°E / -36.57111; 142.82583
  elevation
133 m (436 ft)
Length64 km (40 mi)
Basin features
River systemWimmera catchment
Tributaries 
  leftFaulkner Creek

The Avon River, an inland intermittent river of the Wimmera catchment, located in the Grampians and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. Rising on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the Avon River flows north-westerly to reach its confluence with the Richardson River. The rivers of the Wimmera catchment drain into a series of ephemeral lakes that, whilst they do not directly empty into a defined watercourse, form part of the Murray River catchment of the Murray-Darling basin.