Buckland River (Victoria)

Buckland
East Buckland, West Buckland
The Buckland River at Beveridges Station, in the Mount Buffalo National Park
Location of the Buckland River mouth in Victoria
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionVictorian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps
Local government areaAlpine Shire
TownPorepunkah
Physical characteristics
SourceBuffalo Range, Victorian Alps
Source confluenceEast and West branches of the Buckland River
 • locationbelow The Twins
 • coordinates36°57′40″S 146°55′53″E / 36.96111°S 146.93139°E / -36.96111; 146.93139
 • elevation556 m (1,824 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Ovens River
 • location
Porepunkah
 • coordinates
36°41′28″S 146°53′55″E / 36.69111°S 146.89861°E / -36.69111; 146.89861
 • elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Length39 km (24 mi)
Basin size322 km2 (124 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemNorth-East Murray catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftDingo Creek, Buckland Creek, Fairley Creek, Murray Creek, Dunphy Creek, Wright Creek
 • rightPheasant Creek, Clear Creek
National parksAlpine National Park; Mount Buffalo National Park

The Buckland River, a perennial river of the North-East Murray catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Alpine region of Victoria, Australia. It flows from the eastern slopes of the Buffalo Range in the Australian Alps, joining with the Ovens River at Porepunkah.