Merri River

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Merri
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Location of the Merri River mouth
in Victoria
Etymology Aboriginal: meaning "rocky" [1]
Location
Country Australia
State Victoria
Region Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Western District
Local government area Moyne Shire, Warrnambool
Town Warrnambool
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Spring Creek and Drysdale Creek
  locationnear Bushfield
  coordinates 38°16′52″S142°32′22″E / 38.28111°S 142.53944°E / -38.28111; 142.53944
  elevation18 m (59 ft)
Mouth Stingray Bay, Southern Ocean
  location
Pickering Point, near Warrnambool
  coordinates
38°24′4″S142°28′15″E / 38.40111°S 142.47083°E / -38.40111; 142.47083 Coordinates: 38°24′4″S142°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 system Glenelg 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.

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Course and features

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

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

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Map of Merri River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 21 June 2014.