Morses Creek
River in Victoria, Australia
36°50′39″S 146°59′21″E / 36.84417°S 146.98917°E / -36.84417; 146.98917 • location
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Murray-Darling basin
Morses Creek is a perennial stream[2] of the North-East Murray catchment of the Murray-Darling basin in the Alpine region of Victoria, Australia. It flows from the northern slopes of the Australian Alps west of Harrietville, joining with the Ovens River at Bright.[1]
Location and features
Formed by the confluence of the Buckeye Creek and Nolan Creek, the Morses Creek rises within the Great Dividing Range, at an elevation exceeding 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level. The river flows generally north by northwest all of its course through the remote mountains, joined by three minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Ovens River at the town of Bright. The river descends 198 metres (650 ft) over its 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) course.[1]
Bright was originally named Morse's Creek.[3] The name was changed to Bright in 1861 after British statesman John Bright, who lived from 1811 to 1889.
See also
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References
- ^ a b c "Map of Dandongadale River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Morses Creek: 21591". Vicnames. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Six reasons to visit Bright, in Victoria's north-east". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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Waterways of the North–East catchment, Victoria, Australia
- Big (Mitta Mitta)
- Buckland
- Buffalo River
- Bundara
- Catherine
- Cobungra River
- Dandongadale
- Dart
- Gibbo
- Kiewa
- King
- Mitta Mitta
- Murray
- Ovens
- Rose
- Victoria
- Back (Indigo)
- Beetoomba
- Benambra
- Black Dog
- Black Mare
- Black Range
- Boggy (Wangaratta)
- Buckwong
- Buenba
- Buffalo Creek
- Burgoigee
- Burrowye
- Cobungra Creek
- Corryong
- Cudgewa
- Davies Plain
- Dead Horse
- Diddah Diddah
- Dinner
- Dry Forest
- Elkins
- Evans
- Factory
- Fairyknowe
- Fifteen Mile
- Guys Forest
- Happy Valley
- Hodgsons
- House
- Hurdle
- Indigo
- Johnston
- Jones (Mitta Mitta)
- Kane
- Kichington
- Koetong
- Lightning
- Little Scrubby
- Little Snowy
- Limestone
- Livingstone
- Log Bridge
- Meadow
- Middle (East Gippsland)
- Middle (Wodonga)
- Morass
- Morses
- Mountain
- Murtagh
- Omeo
- Reedy (Towong)
- Reedy (Wangaratta)
- Rocky Valley
- Running (Alpine)
- Sandy (Indigo)
- Shady (Towong)
- Simpson
- Snowy
- Spring (East Gippsland)
- Stony (Towong)
- Tallangatta
- Thawgla
- Tom Groggin
- Walwa
- Watchingorra
- Wheeler
- Whim
- Whorouly
- Wombat
- Yackandandah
- Yarrarabula
- Lake Buffalo
- Lake Dartmouth
- Lake Hume
- Lake Omeo
- Lake William Hovell
Rivers of Victoria- Lakes of Victoria
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