Anglesea River

The Anglesea River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Anglesea Deep Gully, Marshy Creek, Salt Gully[1]
Anglesea River estuary. Photo taken in Coogoorah Park, Anglesea, Victoria, Australia
Location of the Anglesea River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	After Anglesey, an island in Wales.[2][3]
Native name	Kuarka-dorla (Wathawurrung)[4]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government area	Surf Coast Shire
Physical characteristics
Source	Otway Ranges
• location	east of Winchelsea
• coordinates	38°23′44″S 144°10′59″E
Mouth	Bass Strait
• location	Anglesea
• coordinates	38°24′55″S 144°11′35″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Basin features
River system	Corangamite catchment
National park	Great Otway National Park
[1]

Location and features

The Anglesea River rises in the Otway Ranges east of Winchelsea and flows generally east by south before reaching its mouth and emptying into Bass Strait near the town of the same name.

Etymology

In the Aboriginal Australian Wathawurrung language the name for the river is Kuarka-dorla, meaning "place to catch mullet".^[4]

The river was named after Anglesey, an island in Wales.^[2][3]

See also

• Australia portal

• List of rivers of Victoria