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.[3]
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.[citation needed] 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.[5]
Floodingedit
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.[6]
Physiographyedit
The catchment lies on the northern slopes of the Great Divide, and ranges in elevation from 350 metres (1,150 ft) at the off-take to 1,703 metres (5,587 ft) at The Twins. Most of the catchment is steep to very steep being the foothills of the Victorian Alps. There is an overall similarity of hill slopes in an area of physiographically massive rocks. Along the Buckland River rolling to hilly valley slopes prevail with narrow terraces and a narrow flood plain present in the lower reaches.[citation needed]
Geologyedit
The major part of the catchment consists of generally fine grained felspathic sandstone beds up to one metre thick interbedded with dark grey shale and siltstone of Middle to Upper Ordovician age. There is a small area of intrusive rock of Devonian age consisting of granite and granodiorite near Paddys Hill and a larger area of similar material of Silurian age at Mount Selwyn. Along the middle reaches of the Buckland River there are alluvial and colluvial deposits of Pleistocene age consisting of clay, silt, sand, gravel and conglomerate. Recent deposits of alluvium with a similar composition extend along the river channel for about 2.5 km upstream of the Buckland Bridge.[7]
Gold rushedit
Miners at Fairleys Creek, Buckland Valley
During the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s the Buckland Valley was home to several thousand Chinese miners. On 4 July 1857, following a meeting at a Buckland Valley public house, approximately 100 European miners violently expelled most Chinese miners from the area in an event referred to as the Buckland Riot.[8][9] The Buckland River was rich in alluvial gold and was dredged extensively in the 19th century. Tributaries also yielded rich results.
In April 1897 crushing machinery was placed on the ground at Fairleys Creek with £30,000 working capital from London-based investors. The 30–head battery was the largest set up on any of the Upper Ovens goldfields. In November 1898 it was reported that crushing had been carried out continuously ... the stone was of a low yield but reported to be paying handsomely.[10]
Notable peopleedit
Alice Manfield was a guide who was born in the Buckland Valley in 1878; called Guide Alice, she became significant in the early days of the white settlement of Mount Buffalo and in the establishment of the Mount Buffalo National Park.[11]
^"The Impacts of Bushfires Following a Flash Flood Event in the Catchment of the Ovens River" (PDF). Environmental Protection Authority (PDF). Government of Victoria.
^Arch, A.; McLennan, R. (1978). "A Report on the Buckland River Catchment" (PDF) (PDF).
^Willard, Myra (1967). History of the White Australia policy to 1920. Routledge. pp. 24–26. ISBN978-0-7146-1036-8. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
^"Buckland River, VIC". eGold: Electronic encyclopedia of gold in Australia. University of Melbourne. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
^Talbot, Diann (2004). The Buckland Valley Goldfield. ISBN0-9757170-0-6.
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For the river in Alaska see Buckland River The Buckland River a perennial river 4 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 3 BucklandEast Buckland 1 West Buckland 2 The Buckland River at Beveridges Station in the Mount Buffalo National ParkLocation of the Buckland River mouth in VictoriaLocationCountryAustraliaStateVictoriaRegionVictorian Alps IBRA Victorian AlpsLocal government areaAlpine ShireTownPorepunkahPhysical characteristicsSourceBuffalo Range Victorian AlpsSource confluenceEast and West branches of the Buckland River locationbelow The Twins coordinates36 57 40 S 146 55 53 E 36 96111 S 146 93139 E 36 96111 146 93139 elevation556 m 1 824 ft Mouthconfluence with the Ovens River locationPorepunkah coordinates36 41 28 S 146 53 55 E 36 69111 S 146 89861 E 36 69111 146 89861 elevation274 m 899 ft Length39 km 24 mi Basin size322 km2 124 sq mi Basin featuresRiver systemNorth East Murray catchment Murray Darling basinTributaries leftDingo Creek Buckland Creek Fairley Creek Murray Creek Dunphy Creek Wright Creek rightPheasant Creek Clear CreekNational parksAlpine National Park Mount Buffalo National Park 3 Contents 1 Location and features 1 1 Flooding 1 2 Physiography 2 Geology 3 Gold rush 4 Notable people 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLocation and features editFormed 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 3 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 citation needed 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 5 Flooding edit 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 6 Physiography edit The catchment lies on the northern slopes of the Great Divide and ranges in elevation from 350 metres 1 150 ft at the off take to 1 703 metres 5 587 ft at The Twins Most of the catchment is steep to very steep being the foothills of the Victorian Alps There is an overall similarity of hill slopes in an area of physiographically massive rocks Along the Buckland River rolling to hilly valley slopes prevail with narrow terraces and a narrow flood plain present in the lower reaches citation needed Geology editThe major part of the catchment consists of generally fine grained felspathic sandstone beds up to one metre thick interbedded with dark grey shale and siltstone of Middle to Upper Ordovician age There is a small area of intrusive rock of Devonian age consisting of granite and granodiorite near Paddys Hill and a larger area of similar material of Silurian age at Mount Selwyn Along the middle reaches of the Buckland River there are alluvial and colluvial deposits of Pleistocene age consisting of clay silt sand gravel and conglomerate Recent deposits of alluvium with a similar composition extend along the river channel for about 2 5 km upstream of the Buckland Bridge 7 Gold rush edit nbsp Miners at Fairleys Creek Buckland Valley During the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s the Buckland Valley was home to several thousand Chinese miners On 4 July 1857 following a meeting at a Buckland Valley public house approximately 100 European miners violently expelled most Chinese miners from the area in an event referred to as the Buckland Riot 8 9 The Buckland River was rich in alluvial gold and was dredged extensively in the 19th century Tributaries also yielded rich results In April 1897 crushing machinery was placed on the ground at Fairleys Creek with 30 000 working capital from London based investors The 30 head battery was the largest set up on any of the Upper Ovens goldfields In November 1898 it was reported that crushing had been carried out continuously the stone was of a low yield but reported to be paying handsomely 10 Notable people editAlice Manfield was a guide who was born in the Buckland Valley in 1878 called Guide Alice she became significant in the early days of the white settlement of Mount Buffalo and in the establishment of the Mount Buffalo National Park 11 See also edit nbsp Australia portal List of rivers of Australia VictoriaReferences edit Buckland River East Branch 11757 Vicnames Retrieved 10 July 2014 permanent dead link Buckland River West Branch 11758 Vicnames Archived from the original on 11 July 2014 Retrieved 10 July 2014 a b c Map of Buckland River VIC Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia Retrieved 10 July 2014 Buckland River 11756 Vicnames Archived from the original on 11 July 2014 Retrieved 10 July 2014 Victoria Government Gazette Government of Victoria 20 June 1979 The Impacts of Bushfires Following a Flash Flood Event in the Catchment of the Ovens River PDF Environmental Protection Authority PDF Government of Victoria Arch A McLennan R 1978 A Report on the Buckland River Catchment PDF PDF Willard Myra 1967 History of the White Australia policy to 1920 Routledge pp 24 26 ISBN 978 0 7146 1036 8 Retrieved 10 November 2010 Buckland River VIC eGold Electronic encyclopedia of gold in Australia University of Melbourne Retrieved 5 September 2010 Talbot Diann 2004 The Buckland Valley Goldfield ISBN 0 9757170 0 6 Ranger histories Alice Manfield Parks Victoria Government of Victoria 2010 Archived from the original on 8 April 2010 Retrieved 25 March 2011 External links editBuckland River height at Upper Buckland Buckland River height at Harris Lane Retrieved from 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