Patterson River

Patterson
Carrum Creek[1]
Patterson River, near Patterson Lakes
Patterson River is located in Victoria
Patterson River
Location of the Patterson River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyIn honour of Sir James Patterson KCMG[2]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), Greater Melbourne
Local government areaCity of Kingston
Physical characteristics
Source confluenceDandenong Creek and Eumemmerring Creek
 • locationsouthwest of Bangholme
 • coordinates38°2′37″S 145°10′29″E / 38.04361°S 145.17472°E / -38.04361; 145.17472
 • elevation6 m (20 ft)
MouthBeaumaris Bay, Port Phillip
 • location
at Carrum
 • coordinates
38°4′26″S 145°7′6″E / 38.07389°S 145.11833°E / -38.07389; 145.11833
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length5 km (3.1 mi)
Basin features
River systemPort Phillip catchment
[1][3]

The Patterson River is a partly man-made urban river[2] of the Port Phillip catchment in the Australian east coast state of Victoria, located in the outer southeastern suburbs of the Greater Melbourne region. Under the name "Patterson", it is the shortest river in Victoria at only 5 km (3.1 mi) in length, although its main stem tributary and de facto upper section, the Dandenong Creek, is over 53 km (33 mi) long.

  1. ^ a b "Patterson River: 23275". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Patterson River: 23275: Historical information". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 5 February 1975. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Map of Patterson River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2014.