Rubicon River (Victoria)

Rubicon
Location of the Rubicon River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyLatin: rubico
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth Eastern Highlands bioregion (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central
Local government areaMurrindindi
TownsRubicon
Physical characteristics
SourceVictorian Alps, Great Dividing Range
  locationbelow Blue Range
  coordinates37°27′16″S 145°51′38″E / 37.45444°S 145.86056°E / -37.45444; 145.86056
  elevation891 m (2,923 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Goulburn River
  location
west of Thornton
  coordinates
37°14′35″S 145°45′0″E / 37.24306°S 145.75000°E / -37.24306; 145.75000
  elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Length26 km (16 mi)
Basin features
River systemGoulburn Broken catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries 
  rightQuartz Creek (Victoria), Royston River

The Rubicon River, an inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Rubicon River rise on the western slopes of the Victorian Alps and descend to flow into the Goulburn River.