Elliott River (Victoria) Explained

Elliott
Map Size:250
Pushpin Map:Australia Victoria
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Elliott River mouth in Victoria
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Victoria
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Subdivision Type5:Local government area
Subdivision Name5:Colac Otway Shire
Length:8km (05miles)
Source1:Otway Ranges
Source1 Location:near the locale of Paradise
Source1 Coordinates:-38.7628°N 143.5908°W
Source1 Elevation:305m (1,001feet)
Mouth:Bass Strait
Mouth Location:south of Marengo
Mouth Coordinates:-38.7933°N 143.6194°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
River System:Corangamite catchment
Custom Label:National park
Custom Data:Port Campbell National Park
Extra:[1] [2]

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

Location and features

The Elliott Rivers rises in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria, near the locality of Paradise and flows generally east by south through the Port Campbell National Park before reaching its river mouth and emptying into Bass Strait, northeast of Cape Otway and south of the town of Marengo. From its highest point, the river descends over its 7km (04miles) course.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elliott River: 2672 . Vicnames . . 2 May 1966 . 1 June 2014 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140602194916/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=2672 . 2 June 2014 . dmy .
  2. Web site: Map of Elliott River, VIC. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 1 June 2014. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194056/http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=201782&cmd=sp. live.