The Erskine River is a river in southwestern Victoria,

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. It arises in the

Otway Ranges The Great Otway National Park is a national park located in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia. The national park is situated approximately southwest of Melbourne, in the Otway Ranges, a low coastal mountain range. It conta ...

and enters

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to the east of Cape Otway through the town of Lorne. The Erskine River above the falls is known for its high diversity of native fish species and low occurrence of introduced species.

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Corangamite catchment Rivers of Barwon South West (region) Otway Ranges {{VictoriaAU-river-stub

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