Merri River

Not to be confused with Merri Creek.

The Merri River, a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.

Merri
Location of the Merri River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	Aboriginal: meaning "rocky"[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Western District
Local government area	Moyne Shire, Warrnambool
Town	Warrnambool
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of Spring Creek and Drysdale Creek
• location	near Bushfield
• coordinates	38°16′52″S 142°32′22″E
• elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Mouth	Stingray Bay, Southern Ocean
• location	Pickering Point, near Warrnambool
• coordinates	38°24′4″S 142°28′15″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	31 km (19 mi)
Basin features
River system	Glenelg Hopkins catchment
Tributaries
• left	Russell Creek (Victoria), Sawpit Creek
[2]

Course and features

Formed by the confluence of the Spring Creek and Drysdale Creek, to the east of Grassmere. It flows generally south joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its mouth and emptying into Stingray Bay, part of the Southern Ocean, near the city of Warrnambool. The river descends 18 metres (59 ft) over its 31-kilometre (19 mi) course.^[2] Spring Creek starts to the east of Penshurst, just north of the Hamilton Highway while Drysdale Creek starts near the Woolsthorpe-Hexham Road.

Etymology

The river derives its name from an Aboriginal word meaning "rocky".^[1]

See also

• Australia portal

• List of rivers in Victoria
• Merri Island
• Middle Island (Warrnambool)