| Merri | |
| Name Etymology: | Aboriginal meaning "rocky" |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Merri River mouth in Victoria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Victoria |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Western District |
| Subdivision Type4: | Local government area |
| Subdivision Name4: | Moyne Shire, Warrnambool |
| Subdivision Type5: | Town |
| Length: | 31km (19miles) |
| Source1: | Confluence of Spring Creek and Drysdale Creek |
| Source1 Location: | near |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -38.2811°N 142.5394°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 18m (59feet) |
| Mouth: | Stingray Bay, Southern Ocean |
| Mouth Location: | Pickering Point, near |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -38.4011°N 142.4708°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
| River System: | Glenelg Hopkins catchment |
| Tributaries Left: | Russell Creek (Victoria), Sawpit Creek |
| Custom Label: | National park |
| Extra: | [1] |
The Merri River, a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
Formed by the confluence of the Spring Creek and Drysdale Creek, to the east of Grassmere. It flows generally south joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its mouth and emptying into Stingray Bay, part of the Southern Ocean, near the city of Warrnambool. The river descends over its 31km (19miles) course.[1] Spring Creek starts to the east of Penshurst, just north of the Hamilton Highway while Drysdale Creek starts near the Woolsthorpe-Hexham Road.
The river derives its name from an Aboriginal word meaning "rocky".[2]