Anglesea River
| Anglesea (Kuarka-dorla[1]) | |
| Deep Gully, Marshy Creek, Salt Gully[2] | |
| River[2] | |
| Name origin: After Anglesey, an island in Wales.[3][4] | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| State | Victoria |
| Regions | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways |
| Local government area | Surf Coast Shire |
| Part of | Corangamite catchment |
| Landmark | Great Ocean Road Great Ocean Walk |
| Source | Otway Ranges |
| - location | east of Winchelsea |
| - coordinates | 38°23′44″S 144°10′59″E / 38.39556°S 144.18306°E |
| Mouth | Bass Strait |
| - location | Anglesea |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°24′55″S 144°11′35″E / 38.41528°S 144.19306°ECoordinates: 38°24′55″S 144°11′35″E / 38.41528°S 144.19306°E |
| National park | Great Otway National Park |
| [2] | |
The Anglesea River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in The Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Location and features
The Anglesea River rises in the Otway Ranges east of Winchelsea and flows generally east by south before reaching its mouth and emptying into Bass Strait near the town of the same name.
Etymology
In the Australian Aboriginal Wathawurrung language the name for the river is Kuarka-dorla, meaning "place to catch mullet".[1]
The river was named after Anglesey, an island in Wales.[3][4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Anglesea River: 2671". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Anglesea River: 2671". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- 1 2 Blake, Les (1977). Place names of Victoria. Adelaide: Rigby. p. 294. ISBN 0-7270-0250-3.
- 1 2 Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria". The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2011.
External links
- "Great Otway National Park". Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. 2014.
- "Corangamite Catchment Management Authority". Government of Victoria. 2014.
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