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- location
  
east of Winchelsea

Mouth
  
Bass Strait

Country
  
Australia

- location
  
Anglesea

Source
  
Great Otway National Park

Mouth elevation
  
0

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

Contents

Map of Anglesea River, Anglesea VIC, Australia

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

The river was named after Anglesey, an island in Wales.

References

Anglesea River Wikipedia