The river rises below The Knobs on the north–western slopes of the Yarra Ranges, part of the Great Dividing Range, within the Yarra Ranges National Park. The flows generally north by west, much of its course following the path of the Acheron Way, through rugged national park as the river descends, then north, joined by nine tributaries including the Steavenson, Little Steavenson, and Little Rivers, before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River at the settlement of Acheron, south of the town of Alexandra. The river descends 447 metres (1,467 ft) over its 84-kilometre (52 mi) course.[2]
The river is crossed by the Maroondah Highway north of the locale of St Fillans, and again at the settlement of Taggerty.
Etymologyedit
In Australian Aboriginal languages, the river is variously named Agaroon, Nyaggeron, Ngaragon, and Niagaroon with no defined meanings for each of the words.[1]
The origin of the river's current name is thought to be derived from the Latin spelling of GreekAkheron or "River of Woe", from akhos, meaning "distress". The Acheron was one of the rivers of the underworld or Kingdom of Hades, and also the name of a river in Epirus, Greece.[1]
acheron, river, victoria, acheron, river, minor, inland, perennial, river, goulburn, broken, catchment, part, murray, darling, basin, located, lower, south, eastern, highlands, bioregion, northern, country, north, central, regions, australian, state, victoria,. The Acheron River a minor inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment part of the Murray Darling basin is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria The headwaters of the Acheron River rise on the north western slopes of the Yarra Ranges below The Knobs and descend to flow into the Goulburn River near Alexandra AcheronLocation of the Acheron River mouth in VictoriaEtymologyGreek Akheron or akhos meaning distress 1 Native nameAgaroon Nyaggeron 1 Woiwurrung LocationCountryAustraliaStateVictoriaRegionSouth Eastern Highlands bioregion IBRA Northern Country North CentralLocal government areaMurrindindiTownsBuxton TaggertyPhysical characteristicsSourceYarra Ranges Great Dividing Range locationbelow The Knobs coordinates37 30 04 S 145 40 30 E 37 50111 S 145 67500 E 37 50111 145 67500 elevation637 m 2 090 ft Mouthconfluence with the Goulburn River locationat Acheron near Alexandra coordinates37 14 39 S 145 42 24 E 37 24417 S 145 70667 E 37 24417 145 70667 elevation190 m 620 ft Length84 km 52 mi Basin featuresRiver systemGoulburn Broken catchment Murray Darling basinTributaries leftRobbie Creek Mill Creek Victoria Health Creek Connelly Creek rightDip Creek Little Steavenson River Steavenson River Cerberus Creek Little River Cathedral Range National parkYarra Ranges National Park 2 Contents 1 Location and features 2 Etymology 3 See also 4 ReferencesLocation and features editThe river rises below The Knobs on the north western slopes of the Yarra Ranges part of the Great Dividing Range within the Yarra Ranges National Park The flows generally north by west much of its course following the path of the Acheron Way through rugged national park as the river descends then north joined by nine tributaries including the Steavenson Little Steavenson and Little Rivers before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River at the settlement of Acheron south of the town of Alexandra The river descends 447 metres 1 467 ft over its 84 kilometre 52 mi course 2 The river is crossed by the Maroondah Highway north of the locale of St Fillans and again at the settlement of Taggerty Etymology editIn Australian Aboriginal languages the river is variously named Agaroon Nyaggeron Ngaragon and Niagaroon with no defined meanings for each of the words 1 The origin of the river s current name is thought to be derived from the Latin spelling of Greek Akheron or River of Woe from akhos meaning distress The Acheron was one of the rivers of the underworld or Kingdom of Hades and also the name of a river in Epirus Greece 1 See also edit nbsp Australia portal nbsp Water portalList of rivers of Australia VictoriaReferences edit a b c d Acheron River 9154 Historical Information 12 August 2011 Archived from the original on 8 August 2014 Retrieved 5 August 2014 a b Map of Acheron River Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia Retrieved 5 August 2014 nbsp This article about a location in Hume region is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Victoria state is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acheron River Victoria amp oldid 1136850493, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
