Barwon River (Victoria)
| Barwon Barwon River (East Branch), Barwon River (West Branch) | |
|---|---|
The Barwon River at Geelong, 1907 | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal: barwon, meaning "magpie", or "great wide". |
| Native name |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways, Bellarine Peninsula |
| Local government area | Surf Coast Shire |
| Townships | Winchelsea, Inverleigh, Greater Geelong, Barwon Heads |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Otway Ranges |
| • location | south of Birregurra |
| • elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
| Source confluence | East and West Branches of the Barwon River |
| • coordinates | 38°25′20″S 143°44′26″E / 38.42222°S 143.74056°E |
| • elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Mouth | Bass Strait |
• location | Barwon Heads |
• coordinates | 38°17′12″S 144°29′59″E / 38.28667°S 144.49972°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 160 km (99 mi) |
| Basin size | 8,590 km2 (3,320 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 62.6 m3/s (1,980 GL/a) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Corangamite catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Boundary Creek (Barwon), Atkin Creek, Birregurra Creek, Warrambine Creek, Leigh River, Sandy Creek (Barwon), Moorabool River |
| • right | Matthews Creek, Deans Marsh Creek, Brickmakers Creek, Retreat Creek, Scrubby Creek |
| Waterfalls | Buckley Falls |
The Barwon River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in The Otways and the Bellarine Peninsula regions of the Australian state of Victoria.