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Coliban River
River in Victoria, Australia
River in Victoria, Australia
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Coliban | |
| native_name | {{plainlist | |
| * <ref name | vicnames | |
| image | Trentham Falls 001.JPG | |
| image_size | 280 | |
| image_caption | Trentham Falls, in the upper reaches of the Coliban River | |
| map_size | 300 | |
| pushpin_map | Australia Victoria | |
| pushpin_map_size | 300 | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the Coliban River mouth in Victoria | |
| subdivision_type1 | Country | |
| subdivision_name1 | Australia | |
| subdivision_type2 | State | |
| subdivision_name2 | Victoria | |
| subdivision_type3 | Region | |
| subdivision_name3 | Riverina bioregion (IBRA), Central Highlands | |
| subdivision_type4 | Local government areas | |
| subdivision_name4 | Moorabool, Hepburn, Mount Alexander, City of Greater Bendigo | |
| subdivision_type5 | Towns | |
| subdivision_name5 | , , , , | |
| length | 89 km | |
| discharge1_location | ||
| source1 | Great Dividing Range | |
| source1_location | below Little Hampton | |
| source1_coordinates | ||
| source1_elevation | 701 m | |
| mouth | confluence with the Campaspe River | |
| mouth_location | Lake Eppalock | |
| mouth_coordinates | ||
| mouth_elevation | 183 m | |
| river_system | Victorian north–central catchment, | |
| Murray-Darling basin | ||
| waterfalls | Trentham Falls | |
| tributaries_left | Kangaroo Creek, Myrtle Creek | |
| tributaries_right | Little Coliban River | |
| extra |
- dja
- dgw Murray-Darling basin The Coliban River, an inland perennial river of the northcentral catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower Riverina bioregion and Central Highlands region of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Coliban River rise on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and descend to flow north into the Campaspe River with the impounded Lake Eppalock.
The river is a major water supply source for towns and cities in the lower Central Highlands region.
Location and features
The river rises below Little Hampton near in the Great Dividing Range and flows generally north, descending 33 m over the Trentham Falls, and continuing to flow northward to the Upper Coliban, Lauriston and Malmsbury reservoirs. Subsequently, it flows through , , and , and finally reaches its confluence with the Campaspe River within Lake Eppalock. The river descends 518 m over its 89 km course.
Gold was found in the river in 1858, and water from the river was used to supply the goldfields cities of Bendigo and . As the population of those cities grew a water supply system consisting of 70 km of tunnels and aqueducts was constructed. Over time, the water supply was extended to , as well as many other smaller towns in the region. Today, the system supplies drinking water to a population exceeding 200,000.
Fauna and flora
The river is home to the platypus as well as eight native fish species, including the Macquarie perch. Four of the fish species are endangered and the trout cod is regarded as critically endangered in the river, and may no longer be present. Indigenous vegetation in the area includes the black gum (Eucalyptus aggregata) which, though once plentiful in the area, is now rare due to vegetation clearance over many years.
Etymology
In the Aboriginal Djadjawurrung language, the name for the river is Teeranyap, with no clearly defined meaning. In the Taungurung and Djadjawurrung languages, the names for the river is * Pe-er*, with no clearly defined meaning, and Dindelong yaluk, with yaluk meaning "river".
References
References
- {{Cite VICNAMES. 615046. Coliban River
- "Map of Coliban River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
- "Your River: The Coliban - River Recovery". Greening Australia.
- "Coliban Water". Coliban Water.
- (2011). "Coliban River: Traditional Names". Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
- Orr-Young, Jillianne. (2012). "Place and Praxis: Valuing Australian Indigenous Place in Landscape Architecture Practice". [[RMIT University]].
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