Barham River
| Barham Burrum Burrum, Barham River West Branch, Barham River East Branch | |
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Apollo Bay is a coastal town in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the eastern side of Cape Otway, along the edge of the Barham River and on the Great Ocean Road, in the Colac Otway Shire. | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal: Barrum or Burrum, meaning "river" or "junction of two rivers" |
| Native name | Barrum-barrum (Gunditjmara) |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways |
| Local government area | Colac Otway Shire |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Otway Ranges |
| • location | near Marriner Ridge |
| • coordinates | 38°41′25″S 143°35′55″E / 38.69028°S 143.59861°E |
| • elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) |
| Source confluence | East and West Branches of the Barham River |
| • location | east of Paradise |
| • coordinates | 38°45′53″S 143°38′2″E / 38.76472°S 143.63389°E |
| • elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Mouth | Bass Strait |
• location | north of Cape Otway |
• coordinates | 38°45′59″S 143°40′10″E / 38.76639°S 143.66944°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Corangamite catchment |
| National park | Great Otway National Park |
The Barham River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.