The Ovens River is a river in the Australian state of Victoria.
Hamilton Hume and William Hovell explored the area in 1824, naming the Ovens River. The river was called Burwang by the local Aborigines.
The river rises in the Victorian Alps and flows past Bright, Myrtleford and Wangaratta where it joins the King River.
Read more about Ovens River: Ovens Valley, List of Towns
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