Buckland River (Victoria)
| Buckland | |
| East Buckland, West Buckland | |
| River | |
 The Buckland River at Beveridges Station, in the Mount Buffalo National Park
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| Country | Australia |
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| State | Victoria |
| Regions | Victorian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps |
| Local government area | Alpine Shire |
| Part of | North-East Murray catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Dingo Creek (Victoria), Buckland Creek, Fairley Creek, Murray Creek, Dunphy Creek, Wright Creek (Victoria) |
| - right | Pheasant Creek (Victoria), Clear Creek (Victoria) |
| Town | Porepunkah |
| Landmark | Great Alpine Road |
| Source | Buffalo Range, Victorian Alps |
| Source confluence | East and West branches of the Buckland River |
| - location | below The Twins |
| - elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| - coordinates | 36°57′40″S 146°55′53″E / 36.96111°S 146.93139°E |
| Mouth | confluence with the Ovens River |
| - location | Porepunkah |
| - elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| - coordinates | 36°41′28″S 146°53′55″E / 36.69111°S 146.89861°ECoordinates: 36°41′28″S 146°53′55″E / 36.69111°S 146.89861°E |
| Length | 39 km (24 mi) |
| Basin | 322 km2 (124 sq mi) |
| National parks | Alpine 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.
Formed by the east and west branches of the river, the headwaters of the Buckland River rise in the Barry Mountains below Mount Selwyn and The Twins at an elevation exceeding 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level. The east and west branches of the river reach their confluence upstream of Beveridges Station, where the watercourse becomes Buckland River. The river flows generally north, much of its course through the remote Mount Buffalo National Park, joined by eight minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Overs River near the small settlement of Porepunkah, located within the Alpine Shire. The river descends 282 metres (925 ft) over its 39-kilometre (24 mi) course.
The catchment area to the off-take weir at the Buckland Bridge is approximately 322 square kilometres (124 sq mi). It is about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) wide by 31 kilometres (19 mi) long, with the longer axis lying approximately north-south. The whole catchment is within the Alpine Shire and the Parishes of Buckland, Coolungubra, Harrietville, Maharatta, Morockdong, Panbullu and Towamba of the County of Delatite. The catchment was proclaimed by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Winneke, on 20 June 1979.
The Buckland River frequently floods. The Bureau of Meteorology has established automated river height monitoring at Upper Buckland and Harris Lane. Rainfall may increase in the range of 1,100–1,640 millimetres (43–65 in) due to the influence of elevation and topography. During the winter months most of the catchment with elevations above 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) AHD receives its precipitation as snow, and in a normal winter, snow accumulates from June until September. A flash flood in the Buckland River following the bushfires in the summer of 2003 resulted in a major fish kill in the Ovens River and threatened town and rural water supplies.
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