In geology , a depression is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions form by various mechanisms.
6-615: Broken River may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Broken River (Victoria) , a tributary of the Goulburn River Broken River (Queensland) , a river in Eungella National Park noted as a location for viewing the platypus Broken River, Queensland , a locality in the Mackay Region New Zealand [ edit ] Broken River (New Zealand) ,
12-629: A river Broken River Ski Area , a club skifield in South Island Cave Stream , also known as Broken River Cave Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Broken River . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Broken_River&oldid=923564099 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
18-680: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Broken River (Victoria) The Broken River , a minor inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray–Darling basin , is located in the Alpine and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria . The headwaters of the Broken River rise in
24-564: The regional cities of Benalla and Shepparton – Mooroopna , joined by ten minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River within Shepparton. The river descends 1,070 metres (3,510 ft) over its 225-kilometre (140 mi) course . When at maximum capacity, the Broken River is the fastest flowing river in Australia. The town of Benalla , located adjacent to
30-462: The river, was known as Broken River into the 1850s. It was the location of the Battle of Broken River . The local Indigenous Taungurung name for the river in its main section around Benalla was Dareterkornong . The origin of the river's current name is originally thought to be derived from the fact that in dry seasons the river bed is broken into a series of water holes . This article about
36-819: The western slopes of the Victorian Alps , near Bald Hill and descend to flow into the Goulburn River near Shepparton . The river is impounded by the Nillahcootie Dam to create Lake Nillahcootie and Benalla Dam to create Lake Benalla . The river rises below Bald Hill on the western slopes of the Victorian Alps, within the Mount Buffalo National Park in the Shire of Mansfield . The river flow generally west, then north, then west passing through or adjacent to
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