St George River (Victoria) Explained

St George
Pushpin Map:Australia Victoria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the St George 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:14km (09miles)
Source1:Otway Ranges
Source1 Location:below Mount Cowley
Source1 Coordinates:-38.5408°N 143.8522°W
Source1 Elevation:585m (1,919feet)
Mouth:Bass Strait
Mouth Location:near
Mouth Coordinates:-38.5567°N 143.9786°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
River System:Corangamite catchment
Tributaries Left:Small Creek, Cora Lynn Creek
Tributaries Right:Henderson Creek
Custom Label:National park
Custom Data:Port Campbell National Park
Extra:[1] [2]

The St George River, or sometimes incorrectly Saint George River, is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Location and features

The St George River rises in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria, below Mount Cowley, and flows generally east through the Port Campbell National Park, joined by three minor tributaries, before reaching its river mouth and emptying into Bass Strait, northeast of Cape Otway and south of the town of . From its highest point, the river descends over its 14km (09miles) course.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St George River: 6916. Vicnames . Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. 1 June 2014.
  2. Web site: Map of Saint George River, VIC. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 1 June 2014. 25 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220225143026/http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=200479&cmd=sp. live.