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Goulburn (river)

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Goulburn

River in eastern Victoria, Australia; length, 580 km/360 mi. The Goulburn rises near Emerald Hill in the Australian Alps, about 130 km/80 mi northeast of Melbourne, and flows northwest before joining the River Murray about 16 km/10 mi above Echuca. The waters of the Goulburn have been used to irrigate farmland in Victoria since 1893. Eildon Weir was completed in 1955, forming Lake Eildon (138 sq km/52 sq mi)l; it is Victoria's water storage lake, situated about 140 km/87 mi northeast of Melbourne and holding around six times the amount held in Sydney Harbour.

Lake Eildon is a tourist destination, popular for boating and fishing. The river is named after Henry Goulburn (1784-1856), under-secretary for the Colonies 1812-21.



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