Crawford Smoky | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | Victorian Midlands, Naracoorte Coastal Plain (IBRA), Western District |
Local government area | Glenelg Shire |
Town | Dartmoor |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | north of Branxholme |
• coordinates | 37°47′50″S141°48′25″E / 37.79722°S 141.80694°E |
• elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Glenelg River |
• location | at Dartmoor |
• coordinates | 37°55′38″S141°17′11″E / 37.92722°S 141.28639°E Coordinates: 37°55′38″S141°17′11″E / 37.92722°S 141.28639°E |
• elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Length | 75 km (47 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Glenelg Hopkins catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Portland Creek |
• right | Kangaroo Creek, Deep Creek (Glenelg, Victoria) |
National park | Crawford River Regional Park |
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The Crawford River or Smoky River, [2] a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
The Crawford River rises north of Branxholme, and flows generally west by south through the Crawford River Regional Park, before reaching its confluence with the Glenelg River at Dartmoor; descending 111 metres (364 ft) over its 75-kilometre (47 mi) course. [1]
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