Wye River (Victoria)

This article is about the river in Victoria, Australia, Australia. For the settlement located near the river's mouth, see Wye River, Victoria.
For other uses, see River Wye (disambiguation).

Wye
The estuary of the Wye
Wye River (Victoria) is located in Victoria
Wye River (Victoria)
Location of the Wye River mouth
in Victoria
EtymologyRiver Wye[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
LGAColac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
SourceOtway Ranges
 • coordinates38°36′3″S 143°47′44″E / 38.60083°S 143.79556°E / -38.60083; 143.79556
 • elevation601 m (1,972 ft)
MouthBass Strait
 • location
Wye River (town)
 • coordinates
38°37′49″S 143°50′48″E / 38.63028°S 143.84667°E / -38.63028; 143.84667
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length11 km (6.8 mi)
Basin features
River systemCorangamite catchment
National parkGreat Otway National Park
[2][3]

The Wye 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. ^ "Wye River: 8932". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Map of Wye River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2014.