Barmah

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Barmah
Victoria

Murray River crossing at Barmah
Barmah
Coordinates 36°01′03″S 144°57′55″E / 36.01750°S 144.96528°E / -36.01750; 144.96528Coordinates: 36°01′03″S 144°57′55″E / 36.01750°S 144.96528°E / -36.01750; 144.96528
Population 201 (2006)[1]
Postcode(s) 3639
Location
  • 265 km (165 mi) N of Melbourne
  • 63 km (39 mi) NW of Shepparton
  • 34 km (21 mi) SW of Echuca
  • 27 km (17 mi) W of Nathalia
  • 16 km (10 mi) W of Picola
LGA(s) Shire of Moira
State electorate(s) Rodney
Federal Division(s) Murray
Localities around Barmah:
New South Wales New South Wales Picola
New South Wales Barmah Picola West
Lower Moira Lower Moira Picola

Barmah is a town in Victoria, with the distinction of being located north of the southerly border with New South Wales. At the 2006 census, Barmah had a population of 201.[1]

The border between the two states is the mostly westward-flowing Murray River. Just downstream of Barmah, the Murray winds south, then east far enough to put a small point of New South Wales directly south of Barmah before resuming its generally westwards course.

Barmah is near the largest River Red Gum forest in the world. The Barmah National Park is on the floodplain of the Murray River, and when it floods is an important breeding ground for Murray cod. The flood is enhanced by the geological features of the riverbed, as the channel narrows at an area known as the Barmah choke.

The Barmah Forest is listed under the Ramsar Convention for wetlands and, with various state forests in New South Wales, has been identified as an Important Bird Area. It is rich in bird species and is the breeding ground for the Superb Parrot, a species listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

History

A Barmah Post Office opened on 16 September 1876 and was renamed Barmah East in 1907, closing in 1951. Barmah Township Post Office opened on 2 May 1902.[2]

Ancient geography

The geography at Barmah is explained by a geological event that occurred 25,000 years ago, when an uplift of land along the Cadell fault forced the Murray River onto a new course for 500 km. The river had to force its way through the Barmah choke taking over the Goulburn River in the process.[3] The uplifted land that led to these changes is noticeable as a continuous, low, earthen embankment along the road leading into Barmah from the west, which may appear to the untrained eye as man-made.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Barmah (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 March 2010. 
  2. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11 
  3. ↑ The Australian Financial Review, 28 April 2006, p81

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