Queensborough River
Queensborough | |
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Location of the Queensborough River mouth, north of the Black-Allan Line in New South Wales | |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
States | Victoria, New South Wales |
Region | Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps, Snowy Mountains |
LGAs | East Gippsland, Snowy Monaro |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Errinundra Plateau |
• location | near , East Gippsland, Victoria |
• coordinates | 37°15′33″S 148°57′07″E / 37.25917°S 148.95194°E |
• elevation | 885 m (2,904 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Bendoc River to form the Little Plains River |
• location | near Craigie, Snowy Mountains, New South Wales |
• coordinates | 37°07′54″S 149°02′04″E / 37.13167°S 149.03444°ECoordinates: 37°07′54″S 149°02′04″E / 37.13167°S 149.03444°E |
• elevation | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Snowy River catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Back Creek (Victoria) |
National park | Errinundra NP |
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The Queensborough River is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the Alpine regions of the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales.
Course and features[]
The Queensborough River rises on the Errinundra Plateau, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north northwest of , in East Gippsland, Victoria. The river flows generally north northwest and north northeast, joined by one minor tributary, before joining with the Bendoc River to form the Little Plains River approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south southwest of Craigie, north of the Black-Allan Line that forms part of the border between Victoria and New South Wales.[1] The river descends 130 metres (430 ft) over its 19-kilometre (12 mi) course.[3]
See also[]
- List of rivers of New South Wales (L-Z)
- List of rivers of Australia
- Rivers of New South Wales
References[]
- ^ a b c "Queensborough River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Queensborough River". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Map of Queensborough River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
External links[]
- "Snowy River sub-catchment". East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria.
- "Snowy River - Catchment Map" (map). East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria.
- East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (2013). East Gippsland regional catchment strategy 2013 -2019 (PDF). Bairnsdale: East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. ISBN 978-0-9758164-6-2.
Categories:
- Rivers of Victoria (Australia)
- East Gippsland catchment
- Rivers of Gippsland (region)
- Rivers of New South Wales
- Snowy Mountains