| Chetwynd | |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Chetwynd River mouth in Victoria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Victoria (Australia) |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Victorian Midlands, Naracoorte Coastal Plain (IBRA), Western District |
| Subdivision Type5: | Local government area |
| Subdivision Name5: | Southern Grampians Shire |
| Length: | 33km (21miles) |
| Source1 Location: | west of |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -37.4203°N 141.9072°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 244m (801feet) |
| Mouth: | confluence with Glenelg River |
| Mouth Location: | southwest of |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -37.3794°N 141.54°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 92m (302feet) |
| River System: | Glenelg Hopkins catchment |
| Extra: | [1] |
The Chetwynd River, a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
The Chetwynd River rises southwest of, and flows generally west by north before reaching its confluence with the Glenelg River west of . The river descends over its 33km (21miles) course.[1] It can be crossed by vehicle (in order from upstream) at the east end of Steep Gully road, Nareen, then Tites bridge on Careys road, Nareen, then at the Casterton-Edenhope road about one mile south of Chetwynd, and again on the same road at the bridge 40 yards east of the Chetwynd T-junction, and finally just east of the northernmost point of the Chetwynd Junction road.
Flow in late summer can be reduced to a trickle, but after good rains in July/August flow rates can approach 5000L/sec.
Major Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor-General of New South Wales, explored the district in 1836. His party camped beside the Chetwynd River on the night of 4 August. He named the river "Chetwynd" after his second-in-command, Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton. Stapylton was subsequently dispatched to trace the Chetwynd River to its confluence with the Glenelg River, some 10 miles north.