Howqua River
| Howqua | |
|---|---|
The Howqua River, upstream of the Howqua Inlet and the settlement of Howqua, in 2012 | |
| Etymology | multiple possible derivations |
| Native name | Pyerlite (Daungwurrung) |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Alpine bioregion (IBRA), Victorian Alps |
| Local government area | Shire of Mansfield |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Victorian Alps, Great Dividing Range |
| • location | below Mount Howitt |
| • coordinates | 37°10′43″S 146°37′46″E / 37.17861°S 146.62944°E |
| • elevation | 1,680 m (5,510 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Goulburn River |
• location | Lake Eildon |
• coordinates | 37°13′48″S 146°5′54″E / 37.23000°S 146.09833°E |
• elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Length | 65.6 km (40.8 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | lake |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Goulburn Broken catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lickhole Creek |
| • right | Black Dog Creek, Little Buller Creek, Stockyard Creek, Dungeon Gully Creek |
| National park | Alpine National Park |
The Howqua River, a minor inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Howqua River rise below Mount Howitt in the western slopes of the Victorian Alps, and descend to flow into the Goulburn River within Lake Eildon.