The Goulburn River is a major inland river in Victoria, Australia.The headwaters of the Goulburn River rise in the western end of the Victoria Alps, near Mount Mattlock and then it goes on to flow into the Murray River near Echuca making it the longest river in Victoria at. The Eildon Dam creates Lake Eildon, a major storage of water for irrigation. From Lake Eildon, most of the irrigation water goes to Goulburn Weir and Waranga Basin.OverviewSouth of Eildon near the town of Woods Point, the Goulburn rises at the slopes of Mount Matlock in the north-eastern plains of Victoria and eventually flows into the Murray River near Echuca making it the longest river in Victoria. The Goulburn also has the highest discharge of any river in Victoria. This area is a very productive irrigated agricultural area. The Goulburn River was named after Henry Goulburn. There is also a Goulburn River in New South Wales.Tributaries include the Broken, Rubicon, Delatite, Howqua, Jamieson and Yea Rivers.
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