Avon River (Grampians, Victoria)

This article is about the river located in the Grampians region. For the river of the same name located in the Gippsland region, see Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria). For other rivers named Avon, see River Avon (disambiguation).

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.

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