Curdies | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways |
Local government area | Corangamite Shire |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Otway Ranges |
• location | Tandarook |
• coordinates | 38°19′17″S143°6′38″E / 38.32139°S 143.11056°E |
• elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
Mouth | Great Australian Bight |
• location | Curdies Inlet, Peterborough |
• coordinates | 38°36′19″S142°52′54″E / 38.60528°S 142.88167°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Corangamite catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Burnip Creek, Power Creek, Fenton Creek, Scotts Creek (Victoria), Spring Creek (Victoria) |
• right | Abecketts Creek |
National park | Port Campbell National Park |
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The Curdies River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Curdies River rises below the settlement of Tandarook in southwest Victoria, east of the settlement of Cobden and flows generally south by west, joined by six minor tributaries, before reaching its river mouth in the Port Campbell National Park and emptying into the Great Australian Bight at Curdies Inlet, at the settlement of Peterborough. From its highest point, the Curdies River descends 92 metres (302 ft) over its 66-kilometre (41 mi) course. [2]
Curdies Inlet, when full, covers an area of around 280 hectares and is located near the mouth of the Curdies River. Reasonable fishing and birdwatching can be enjoyed in the inlet.
The mouth is periodically blocked by sand. Sometimes, in order to avoid flooding around Peterborough, it has to be opened by excavation. [3]
The river was named after the first doctor in Cobden, Daniel Curdie.
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