Wye River (Victoria)

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
The estuary of the Wye
Location of the Wye River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	River Wye[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
LGA	Colac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
Source	Otway Ranges
• coordinates	38°36′3″S 143°47′44″E
• elevation	601 m (1,972 ft)
Mouth	Bass Strait
• location	Wye River (town)
• coordinates	38°37′49″S 143°50′48″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	11 km (6.8 mi)
Basin features
River system	Corangamite catchment
National park	Great Otway National Park
[2][3]

The Wye River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.

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

• List of rivers of Australia § Victoria

References

1. Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF) (PDF). Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011.
2. "Wye River: 8932". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
3. "Map of Wye River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

External links

• "Great Otway National Park". Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. 2014.
• "Corangamite Catchment Management Authority". Government of Victoria. 2014.