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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | South East Corner ( IBRA), Victorian Alps |
Local government area | Shire of East Gippsland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Nunniong Plains, Great Dividing Range |
• location | below Mount Bindi |
• elevation | 1,380 m (4,530 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Timbarra River |
• location | northeast of Ensay |
• coordinates | 37°13′24″S 147°58′17″E / 37.22333°S 147.97139°E |
• elevation | 796 m (2,612 ft) |
Length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Mitchell River catchment |
[1] [2] |
The Back River is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria. [3]
The Back River rises on the Nunniong Plains, below Mount Bindi, that is part of the Great Dividing Range; in remote country east of Omeo. [3] The river flows generally east, then southeast, before reaching its confluence with the Timbarra River in a state forestry area, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Ensay in the Shire of East Gippsland. [4] [5] The river descends 588 metres (1,929 ft) over its 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) course. [2]
Back | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | South East Corner ( IBRA), Victorian Alps |
Local government area | Shire of East Gippsland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Nunniong Plains, Great Dividing Range |
• location | below Mount Bindi |
• elevation | 1,380 m (4,530 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Timbarra River |
• location | northeast of Ensay |
• coordinates | 37°13′24″S 147°58′17″E / 37.22333°S 147.97139°E |
• elevation | 796 m (2,612 ft) |
Length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Mitchell River catchment |
[1] [2] |
The Back River is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria. [3]
The Back River rises on the Nunniong Plains, below Mount Bindi, that is part of the Great Dividing Range; in remote country east of Omeo. [3] The river flows generally east, then southeast, before reaching its confluence with the Timbarra River in a state forestry area, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Ensay in the Shire of East Gippsland. [4] [5] The river descends 588 metres (1,929 ft) over its 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) course. [2]