Kennet River (Victoria)

This article is about the river. For the town located at the river's mouth, see Kennett River, Victoria.
For other uses, see Kennet River and River Kennett.

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Kennet River (Victoria) is located in Victoria
Kennet River (Victoria)
Location of the Kennet River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyRiver Kennet, England[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government areaColac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
SourceOtway Ranges
 • locationbelow Muddy Saddle
 • coordinates38°46′9″S 143°35′20″E / 38.76917°S 143.58889°E / -38.76917; 143.58889
 • elevation356 m (1,168 ft)
Source confluenceWest and East Branches of the Kennet River
MouthAddis Bay, Bass Strait
 • location
Kennett River (town)
 • coordinates
38°40′01″S 143°51′53″E / 38.66694°S 143.86472°E / -38.66694; 143.86472
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length10 km (6.2 mi)
Basin features
River systemCorangamite catchment
National parkPort Campbell National Park
[2][3]

The Kennet River, now commonly spelt Kennett River, is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bird was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Kennet River: 2954". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Map of Kennet River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2014.