Surrey River Explained

Surry
Pushpin Map:Australia Victoria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Surry 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:Glenelg Shire
Subdivision Type5:Town
Length:46km (29miles)
Source1:Mount Kincaid
Source1 Location:north of
Source1 Coordinates:-38.1569°N 141.3647°W
Source1 Elevation:146m (479feet)
Mouth:Portland Bay, Southern Ocean
Mouth Coordinates:-38.2603°N 141.6992°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
River System:Glenelg Hopkins catchment
Tributaries Right:Mount Kincaid Creek
Custom Label:National park
Custom Data:Cobboboonee Forest Park
Extra:[1]

The Surry River,[2] sometimes incorrectly spelled as the Surrey River, a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.

Location and features

The Surry River rises on the northern slopes of Mount Kincaid, north of and flows generally east through the extensive Cobboboonee Forest Park, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its mouth and emptying into Portland Bay of the Southern Ocean at . The river descends over its 46km (29miles) course.[1]

The river is traversed by the Henty Highway north of and the Princes Highway near Narrawong.[1]

Etymology

The river was named by Thomas Mitchell on accepting the suggestion of the Henty Brothers.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Surry River, VIC. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 21 June 2014.
  2. Web site: Victorian Government Gazette No. G 27 Thursday 9 July 2020. . 9 July 2020 . Victorian Government. 19 October 2020. PDF.
  3. Web site: Mitchell . Thomas. Thomas Mitchell (explorer). Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia. London. Boone. 1838. Vol 2.
  4. Web site: Bird. Eric. 12 October 2006. Place Names on the Coast of Victoria. Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). PDF. 10 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110218121208/http://www.anps.org.au/documents/VIC_coastal.pdf. 18 February 2011. dead. dmy-all.