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