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Acheron River, Buxton

Rises in forested country and flows through cleared grazing land below Buxton. Mainly a gravel bed with mud in the deeper pools downstream. Some siltation in the lower reaches from erosion upstream. Low flow and water level in summer and some water is extracted for pasture irrigation. An excellent trout water in its headwaters but deteriorates in the middle and lower reaches. A trout nursery stream for the Goulburn River. Contains small brown trout average 160g in the headwaters, with larger fish average 300g and occasionally to 1.3 kg below Buxton. Also small river blackfish and some tench in the lower reaches and the occasional rainbow trout, average 130g, but some fish to 450g. Stocked annually in the very lower reaches with a small number of 2YO brown trout and rainbow trout to meet seasonal angling pressure.

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