Barwon River (Victoria)
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For the Darling River tributary, see Barwon River (New South Wales).
The Barwon River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in The Otways and the Bellarine Peninsula regions of the Australian state of Victoria.
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Barwon Barwon River (East Branch), Barwon River (West Branch) | |
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Etymology | Aboriginal: barwon, meaning "magpie", or "great wide".[1] |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways, Bellarine Peninsula |
Local government area | Surf Coast Shire |
Townships | Winchelsea, Inverleigh, Greater Geelong, Barwon Heads |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Otway Ranges |
• location | south of Birregurra |
• elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
Source confluence | East and West Branches of the Barwon River |
• coordinates | 38°25′20″S 143°44′26″E |
• elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Mouth | Bass Strait |
• location | Barwon Heads |
• coordinates | 38°17′12″S 144°29′59″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 160 km (99 mi) |
Basin size | 8,590 km2 (3,320 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | 62.6 m3/s (1,980 GL/a)[5] |
Basin features | |
River system | Corangamite catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Boundary Creek (Barwon), Atkin Creek, Birregurra Creek, Warrambine Creek, Leigh River, Sandy Creek (Barwon), Moorabool River |
• right | Matthews Creek, Deans Marsh Creek, Brickmakers Creek, Retreat Creek, Scrubby Creek |
Waterfalls | Buckley Falls |
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