Campaspe River
| Campaspe | |
|---|---|
Campaspe River at Elmore | |
Course of the Campaspe River in Victoria | |
| Etymology | Campaspe, a mistress of Alexander the Great. |
| Native name | Yalka, Yalooka, Boregam, Yerrin (undetermined) |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Riverina bioregion (IBRA), Central Highlands, Wimmera |
| Local government areas | Greater Bendigo City, Campaspe |
| Towns | Kyneton, Redesdale, Elmore, Rochester, Echuca |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | Wombat State Forest near Bullengarook |
| • coordinates | 37°25′13″S 144°28′38″E / 37.42028°S 144.47722°E |
| • elevation | 679 m (2,228 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Murray River |
• location | Echuca |
• coordinates | 36°7′5″S 144°43′36″E / 36.11806°S 144.72667°E |
• elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Length | 232 km (144 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,179 km2 (1,614 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Echuca |
| • average | 7 m3/s (250 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Coliban River, Mosquito Creek (Campaspe River), Axe Creek |
| • right | Pipers Creek (Campaspe River), Stone Jug Creek, Forest Creek (Campaspe River), Mount Pleasant Creek |
The Campaspe River, an inland intermittent river of the north–central catchment, part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the lower Riverina bioregion and Central Highlands and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Campaspe River rise on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and descend to flow north into the Murray River, Australia's longest river, near Echuca.