Johanna River

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Johanna
Australia Victoria relief location map.jpg
Red pog.svg
Location of the Johanna River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyAfter the wreaked schooner Joanna [1] [2] [3]
Location
Country Australia
State Victoria
Region South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government area Colac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
Source Otway Ranges
  locationbelow Lavers Hill
  coordinates 38°40′59″S143°23′01″E / 38.68306°S 143.38361°E / -38.68306; 143.38361
  elevation429 m (1,407 ft)
Mouth Great Australian Bight
  location
Johanna Beach
  coordinates
38°46′14″S143°23′43″E / 38.77056°S 143.39528°E / -38.77056; 143.39528
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length14 km (8.7 mi)
Basin features
River system Corangamite catchment
National park Great Otway National Park
[4] [5]

The Johanna River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.

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Location and features

The Johanna River rises in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria, below Lavers Hill, and flows generally south through the Great Otway National Park before reaching its river mouth and emptying into the Great Australian Bight, west of Cape Otway at Johanna Beach, near Johanna. From its highest point, the river descends 429 metres (1,407 ft) over its 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) course. [5]

Etymology

The river, Johanna Beach and the surrounding locality of Johanna are named after the schooner Joanna, wrecked nearby on 22 September 1843. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Blake, Les (1977), Place names of Victoria, Adelaide: Rigby, p. 294, ISBN   0-7270-0250-3
  2. 1 2 "Loss of the Joanna". Launceston Examiner . National Library of Australia. 7 October 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF) (PDF). Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011.
  4. "Johanna River: 3865". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Map of Johanna River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2014.