Parker River

This article is about the Australian river. For the wildlife refuge and associated river in Massachusetts, in the United States, see Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.

Parker
Parker River
Location of the Parker River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	In honour of Amelia Parker [1]
Native name	Tjeerrang bundit (Gunditjmara) [2]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government area	Colac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
Source	Otway Ranges
• location	near Parker Spur
• coordinates	38°44′51″S143°34′19″E / 38.74750°S 143.57194°E / -38.74750; 143.57194
• elevation	291 m (955 ft)
Mouth	Bass Strait
• location	Cape Otway
• coordinates	38°50′43″S143°33′40″E / 38.84528°S 143.56111°E / -38.84528; 143.56111 Coordinates: 38°50′43″S143°33′40″E / 38.84528°S 143.56111°E / -38.84528; 143.56111
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	13 km (8.1 mi)
Basin features
River system	Corangamite catchment
National park	Great Otway National Park
[3] [4]

Mouth of the Parker River, Victoria, Australia

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

Location and features

The Parker River rises in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria, near Parkers Spur and flows generally south through the Great Otway National Park before reaching its river mouth and emptying into Bass Strait, east of Cape Otway and the Cape Otway Lighthouse, near Point Franklin. From its highest point, the river descends 291 metres (955 ft) over its 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) course. ^{[4] [5]}

Etymology

In the Aboriginal Australian Gadubanud language the river is named Tjeerrang bundit, meaning "twigs of spear tree". ^[2]

The river was given its current name by surveyor George Smythe after Amelia Parker, to whom he was later married. ^[1]

See also

• Australia portal

• List of rivers of Australia § Victoria

References

1. 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. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
2. "Parker River: 6162: Historical Information". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
3. "Parker River: 6162". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
4. "Map of Parker River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
5. "Great Otway National Park and Otway Forest Park: Great West Otways - Kennett River to Princetown Marreeyn Visitor Guide" (PDF). parknote. Parks Victoria. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

External links

• "Great Otway National Park". Parks Victoria . Government of Victoria. 2014.
• "Corangamite Catchment Management Authority". Government of Victoria. 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.