Howqua River
| Howqua (Pyerlite) | |
| River | |
 The Howqua River, upstream of the Howqua Inlet and the settlement of Howqua, in 2012.
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| Name origin: multiple possible derivations | |
| Country | Australia |
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| State | Victoria |
| Regions | Alpine bioregion (IBRA), Victorian Alps |
| Local government area | Shire of Mansfield |
| Part of | Goulburn Broken catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Lickhole Creek |
| - right | Black Dog Creek, Little Buller Creek, Stockyard Creek, Dungeon Gully Creek |
| Landmark | Mount Howitt |
| Source | Victorian Alps, Great Dividing Range |
| - location | below Mount Howitt |
| - elevation | 1,680 m (5,512 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°10′43″S 146°37′46″E / 37.17861°S 146.62944°E |
| Mouth | confluence with the Goulburn River |
| - location | Lake Eildon |
| - elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°13′48″S 146°5′54″E / 37.23000°S 146.09833°ECoordinates: 37°13′48″S 146°5′54″E / 37.23000°S 146.09833°E |
| Length | 65.6 km (40.8 mi) |
| National park | Alpine National Park |
| Reservoir | Lake Eildon |
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.
The river rises below Mount Howitt on the western slopes of the Victorian Alps, within the Alpine National Park in the Shire of Mansfield. The river flow generally west, joined by five minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River within Lake Eildon, created by the Eildon Weir. The river descends 1,410 metres (4,630 ft) over its 66-kilometre (41 mi) course.
The Howqua valley was seasonally occupied by the Taungurong people with the valley being a major route for trade or war between tribes in the area. The Howqua River valley contains a number of archaeological sites of significance including at least two quarry sites for greenstone, an exceptionally hard rock used for stone axes, spears and other cutting tools which the Taungurong traded with other tribes.
The character of Billy Slim in Nevil Shute's 1952 novel The Far Country was based on Fred Fry, a notable fly fisherman, who constructed several huts along the Howqua River and eked out a quiet existence in the river valley.
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