Английская Википедия:Coliban River
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox river The Coliban River, an inland perennial river of the northШаблон:Endashcentral catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower Riverina bioregion and Central Highlands region of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Coliban River rise on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and descend to flow north into the Campaspe River with the impounded Lake Eppalock.
The river is a major water supply source for towns and cities in the lower Central Highlands region.
Location and features
The river rises below Little Hampton near Шаблон:VICcity in the Great Dividing Range and flows generally north, descending Шаблон:Convert over the Trentham Falls, and continuing to flow northward to the Upper Coliban, Lauriston and Malmsbury reservoirs. Subsequently, it flows through Шаблон:VICcity, Шаблон:VICcity, Шаблон:VICcity and Шаблон:VICcity, and finally reaches its confluence with the Campaspe River within Lake Eppalock.[1] The river descends Шаблон:Convert over its Шаблон:Convert course.[2]
Gold was found in the river in 1858, and water from the river was used to supply the goldfields cities of Bendigo and Шаблон:VICcity. As the population of those cities grew a water supply system consisting of Шаблон:Convert of tunnels and aqueducts was constructed. Over time, the water supply was extended to Шаблон:VICcity, as well as many other smaller towns in the region. Today, the system supplies drinking water to a population exceeding 200,000.[1] Coliban Water manages the three major water supply reservoirs, which are part of the Eppalock Proclaimed Water Supply Catchment.[3]
Fauna and flora
The river is home to the platypus as well as eight native fish species, including the Macquarie perch. Four of the fish species are endangered and the trout cod is regarded as critically endangered in the river, and may no longer be present. Indigenous vegetation in the area includes the black gum (Eucalyptus aggregata) which, though once plentiful in the area, is now rare due to vegetation clearance over many years.[1]
Etymology
In the Aboriginal Djadjawurrung language, the name for the river is Teeranyap, with no clearly defined meaning. In the Taungurung and Djadjawurrung languages, the names for the river is Pe-er, with no clearly defined meaning, and Dindelong yaluk, with yaluk meaning "river".[4][5][6]
See also
References
External links
- Public Record Office Victoria Photograph of Victorian Railways passenger train crossing the viaduct over the Coliban River at Malmsbury, November 1945.
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