Ovens River

Ovens
Ovens River at Wangaratta
Course of the Ovens River in Victoria
Etymology	In honour of Major Ovens, the Secretary to Governor Thomas Brisbane[1]
Native name	Burwang (Pallanganmiddang)[2] Djerrang (Pallanganmiddang)[3]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps, Hume
Local government areas	Alpine Shire, Wangaratta City, Moira Shire
Towns and cities	Harrietville, Bright, Porepunkah, Myrtleford, Wangaratta
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
Source confluence	East and West Branches of the Ovens River
• location	Harrietville
• coordinates	36°53′15″S 147°3′45″E / 36.88750°S 147.06250°E / -36.88750; 147.06250
• elevation	529 m (1,736 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Murray River
• location	near Bundalong
• coordinates	36°2′15″S 146°10′38″E / 36.03750°S 146.17722°E / -36.03750; 146.17722
• elevation	125 m (410 ft)
Length	191 km (119 mi)
Basin size	7,778 km2 (3,003 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	46 m3/s (1,600 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	North-East Murray catchment, Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries
• left	Morses Creek, Buckland River (Victoria), Buffalo River (Victoria), King River (Victoria)
National parks	Alpine NP, Mount Buffalo NP
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The Ovens River, a perennial river of the north-east Murray catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Alpine and Hume regions of the Australian state of Victoria.