Campaspe River
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The Campaspe River is a river in Victoria, Australia.
The river is named after Campaspe, a mistress of Alexander the Great.
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[edit] Course
From its source in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, the river flows north and joins the Murray River.
[edit] Upper Catchment
The Campaspe River flows through the town of Kyneton. The Calder Highway crosses the river at this point.
[edit] Middle Catchment
The middle reaches of the river are dominated by Lake Eppalock, a man made water storage.
Towns located on the river in this area include Redesdale located just above Eppalock and Axedale, located just below Eppalock, where the McIvor Highway crosses the river.
[edit] Lower Catchment
The towns of Elmore and Rochester lie on the lower reaches. The Midland Highway and the Northern Highway cross the river at Elmore.
The river meets the Murray River near the town of Echucha.
[edit] Natural History
[edit] Kyneton area
The area was subsequently stripped of vegetation[citation needed] and replanted as a small slice of 'Merry England'.
The area has been planted with willow trees, a non-native introduced to Australia. Extensive 'hedgerows' of hawthorn bushes were also planted and remain today.
Over a number of years the willow growth has been progressively cleared and eradicated by local groups of volunteers. The willow-free parts of the river have been subsequently replanted with indigenous species. Walking routes and cycle tracks have been installed along one bank of the river, creating a sustainable leisure resource for the town.
[edit] History
Aborigines lived in the catchment for millennia.
Europeans arrived in the Upper Catchment area in 1834.
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