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Glenelg River
The Glenelg River rises at an elevation of 760 metres (2,490 ft) above sea level below The Chimney Pots within the Grampians National Park, on the eastern slopes of the Victoria Range, and west of the Serra Range, within the Grampian Range. The river flows north through swampland before heading west, transversed by the Henty Highway, and then south where the river is impounded by the Rocklands Reservoir, formed by a concrete–walled gravity dam with embankment sections constructed in 1953. The reservoir has a maximum capacity of 348,300 megalitres (7.66×1010 imp gal; 9.20×1010 US gal). Leaving the dam wall, the river flows west through state forestry areas towards Balmoral, where the river is joined by the Salt, Mather, Yarramyljup, and Schofield Creeks, flowing to the east, north, then west of Balmoral, through the settlement of Harrow, where the river is met by another creek, also called Salt Creek. The Chetwynd River, draining the region north of Casterton and Coleraine, joins the Glenelg east of Burke Bridge. The Glenelg flows generally southwest, to the west of Dergholm State Park towards Dergholm, joined by a number of minor tributaries. From here the river flows south by east, through the town of Casterton, and south of which the 220-kilometre (140 mi) Wannon River forms its confluence with the Glenelg. Flowing south by west, the Glenelg flows through the Wilkin Flora and Fauna Reserve before heading due south, met by the Stokes River prior to flowing through the town of Dartmoor where the Crawford River forms its confluence with the Glenelg. Flowing south, then sharply west and crossing the state border into South Australia, the Glenelg flows through Donovans before heading east back into Victoria. The river reaches its mouth at Nelson and much of the latter course is through the Lower Glenelg National Park. From its highest point, the Glenelg River descends 760 metres (2,490 ft), joined by thirty–two named tributaries over its 350-kilometre (220 mi) course.
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Name: Glenelg River topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Glenelg River, Victoria, Australia (-38.06626 140.95607 -37.11349 141.95942)
Average elevation: 420 ft
Minimum elevation: -3 ft
Maximum elevation: 1,447 ft
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