Merri River

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Not to be confused with Merri Creek.

Merri
Merri River is located in Victoria
Merri River
Location of the Merri River mouth
in Victoria
EtymologyAboriginal: meaning "rocky"[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionVictorian Midlands (IBRA), Western District
Local government areaMoyne Shire, Warrnambool
TownWarrnambool
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Spring Creek and Drysdale Creek
 • locationnear Bushfield
 • coordinates38°16′52″S 142°32′22″E / 38.28111°S 142.53944°E / -38.28111; 142.53944
 • elevation18 m (59 ft)
MouthStingray Bay, Southern Ocean
 • location
Pickering Point, near Warrnambool
 • coordinates
38°24′4″S 142°28′15″E / 38.40111°S 142.47083°E / -38.40111; 142.47083
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length31 km (19 mi)
Basin features
River systemGlenelg Hopkins catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftRussell Creek (Victoria), Sawpit Creek
[2]

The Merri River, a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.

Course and features[edit]

Formed by the confluence of the Spring Creek and Drysdale Creek, to the east of Grassmere. It flows generally south joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its mouth and emptying into Stingray Bay, part of the Southern Ocean, near the city of Warrnambool. The river descends 18 metres (59 ft) over its 31-kilometre (19 mi) course.[2] Spring Creek starts to the east of Penshurst, just north of the Hamilton Highway while Drysdale Creek starts near the Woolsthorpe-Hexham Road.

Etymology[edit]

The river derives its name from an Aboriginal word meaning "rocky".[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Map of Merri River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 21 June 2014.

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