Hopkins River
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This article is about the river in Victoria (Australia). For the river in New Zealand, see Hopkins River (New Zealand).
The Hopkins River, a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
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Hopkins | |
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Etymology | In honour of Sir John Paul Hopkins.[1][2][3] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Western District |
Local government area | Moyne Shire, Warrnambool |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near Ararat |
• coordinates | 38°0′54″S 142°8′15″E |
• elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
Mouth | Southern Ocean |
• location | Warrnambool |
• coordinates | 38°24′9″S 142°30′29″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 271 km (168 mi) |
Basin size | 8,843.9 km2 (3,414.6 sq mi)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | 62.6 m3/s (1,980 GL/a)[4] |
Basin features | |
River system | Glenelg Hopkins catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Jacksons Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Salt Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Stony Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Mount Emu Creek, Brucknell Creek |
• right | Back Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Reedy Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Bushy Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Back Creek, Two (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Chirrup Creek, Grays Creek, Mustons Creek |
Waterfall | Hopkins Falls |
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