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Wye River (Victoria)

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- location
  
Wye River (town)

Mouth
  
Bass Strait

Mouth elevation
  
0

Source
  
Great Otway National Park

Country
  
Australia

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Regions
  
South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways

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

Contents

Map of Wye River, VIC, Australia

Location and featuresEdit

The Wye River rises in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria and flows generally east towards the town of Wye River where the river reaches its mouth and empties into Bass Strait, north of Cape Otway. From its highest point, the river descends 601 metres (1,972 ft) over its 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) course.

EtymologyEdit

The river was named by surveyor George Smythe and is derived from one of the rivers of the same name in the United Kingdom.

References

Wye River (Victoria) Wikipedia