| Barwon Barwon River (East Branch), Barwon River (West Branch) | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Barwon_River_Geelong.jpg) The Barwon River at Geelong, 1907 | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal: barwon, meaning "magpie", or "great wide".[1] |
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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)[5] |
| 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 |
| [6][7][8][9][10][11] | |
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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.
- ^ "Barwon River: 482: Historical Information". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 18 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Barwon River: 482: Traditional Name: Worragong". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Barwon River: 482: Traditional Name: Nellemengobeet". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Barwon River: 482: Traditional Name: Barrwang". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "East Coastal Watersheds".
- ^ "Barwon River: 482". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Barwon". A guide to the inland angling waters of Victoria. Department of Environment and Primary Industries. 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "What is an estuary?" (PDF). Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2007.
- ^ "Map of Barwon River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Map of Barwon River (East Branch), VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Map of Barham River (West Branch), VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2014.