Aire River (Victoria)

This article is about the waterway in Victoria, Australia. For the river in Yorkshire, England, see River Aire. For other uses, see Aire.

Aire
The Great Ocean Walk across the Aire River, in 2007
Location of the Aire River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyAfter the River Aire.
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government areaColac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
SourceOtway Ranges
 • locationnear Beech Forest
 • coordinates38°38′42″S 143°38′25″E / 38.64500°S 143.64028°E / -38.64500; 143.64028
 • elevation554 m (1,818 ft)
MouthBass Strait
 • location
west of Cape Otway
 • coordinates
38°48′26″S 143°27′32″E / 38.80722°S 143.45889°E / -38.80722; 143.45889
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length40 km (25 mi)
Basin features
River systemCorangamite catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftRedwater Creek
 • rightYoung Creek (Victoria), Little Aire Creek
WaterfallsHopetoun Falls
National parkGreat Otway National Park

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

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