Avoca River
The Avoca River drains a large area of western and central Victoria, Australia. It is 270 kilometres from its beginnings near Amphitheatre to Lake Bael Bael.[1] It flows through several towns including Avoca, Bealiba, Charlton and Culgoa. It is not a deep river, most of it is less than 2m, but there are some deeper pools near Logan.[1] There are 13 creeks which flow into the Avoca River.[2] The river carries varying amounts of water, and in summer can stop flowing for several months.[3] At other times it can flood. In January 2010 the river flooded and covered about 80% of the town of Charlton.[4] The roads into the town were cut and emergency food supplies had to be brought in by helicopter.[5] The town of Culgoa was also flooded.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Avoca - Angling Waters - Department of Primary Industries. new.dpi.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ Tributaries of Avoca River in Victoria. bonzle.com. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ Rivers - Assessment of River Condition - Victoria. anra.gov.au. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ AM - Bleak future fears for flooded Charlton 18/01/2011. abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ Flooding isolates Charlton. bendigoadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ Floods to hit Victorian town of Culgoa. news.smh.com.au. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
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