Parker River

This article is about the Australian river. For the wildlife refuge and associated river in Massachusetts, in the United States, see Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.

Parker
Parker River
Parker River is located in Victoria
Parker River
Location of the Parker River mouth
in Victoria
EtymologyIn honour of Amelia Parker[1]
Native nameTjeerrang bundit (Gunditjmara)[2]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government areaColac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
SourceOtway Ranges
 • locationnear Parker Spur
 • coordinates38°44′51″S 143°34′19″E / 38.74750°S 143.57194°E / -38.74750; 143.57194
 • elevation291 m (955 ft)
MouthBass Strait
 • location
Cape Otway
 • coordinates
38°50′43″S 143°33′40″E / 38.84528°S 143.56111°E / -38.84528; 143.56111
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length13 km (8.1 mi)
Basin features
River systemCorangamite catchment
National parkGreat Otway National Park
[3][4]
Mouth of the Parker River, Victoria, Australia

The Parker 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. ^ "Parker River: 6162: Historical Information". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Parker River: 6162". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Map of Parker River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2014.