geo.wikisort.org - RiverThe Wye River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in The Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Perennial river in Victoria, Australia
This article is about the river in Victoria, Australia, Australia. For the settlement located near the river's mouth, see Wye River, Victoria.
For other uses, see River Wye (disambiguation).
Wye |
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The estuary of the Wye |
Location of the Wye River mouth in Victoria |
Etymology | River Wye[1] |
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Country | Australia |
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State | Victoria |
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Region | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways |
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LGA | Colac Otway Shire |
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Source | Otway Ranges |
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• coordinates | 38°36′3″S 143°47′44″E |
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• elevation | 601 m (1,972 ft) |
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Mouth | Bass Strait |
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• location | Wye River (town) |
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• coordinates | 38°37′49″S 143°50′48″E |
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• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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Length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
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River system | Corangamite catchment |
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National park | Great Otway National Park |
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Location and features
The Wye River rises in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria and flows generally east towards the town of Wye River where the river reaches its mouth and empties into Bass Strait, north of Cape Otway. From its highest point, the river descends 601 metres (1,972 ft) over its 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) course.[3]
Etymology
The river was named by surveyor George Smythe and is derived from one of the rivers of the same name in the United Kingdom.[1]
See also
- Australia portal
- List of rivers of Victoria
References
External links
Rivers of the Corangamite catchment, Victoria, Australia |
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Barwon Basin | Rivers | |
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Creeks |
- Boundary
- Bruce
- Dewing
- Mia Mia
- Native Hut
- Penny Royal
- Retreat
- Scrubby
- Warrambine
- Waurn Ponds
- Williamson
- Winter
- Woodbourne
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Corangamite Basin | Rivers | |
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Creeks |
- Barongarook
- Dean
- Ferrers
- Gnarkeet Chain Of Ponds
- Kuruc-A-Ruc
- Little Woady Yallock
- Mundy Gully
- Naringhil
- Pirron Yallock
- Salt (Corangamite)
- Spring Gully
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Moorabool Basin | Rivers | |
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Creeks |
- Cowies
- Hovell
- Lal Lal
- Spring (Moorabool)
- Sutherland
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Lakes |
- Lal Lal Reservoir
- Moorabool Reservoir
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Otway Basin | Rivers | |
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Creeks |
- Black Glen
- Carisbrook
- Chapple
- Cooriemungle
- Distillery
- Gum Gully
- Kennedys
- Lardner
- Love
- Moggs
- Painkalac
- Port Campbell
- Salt (Otway)
- Sandy (Otway)
- Scotts
- Skenes
- Smythes
- Spring (Otway)
- Stoney
- Thompson (Otway)
- Wild Dog
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- Rivers of Victoria
- Corangamite catchment
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Rivers of Victoria |
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Rivers that flow towards the coast |
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Rivers of the Murray–Darling basin |
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North–East catchment | |
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Goulburn Broken catchment | |
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North–Central catchment | |
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Mallee catchment | |
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