The Parker River is a

perennial river A perennial stream is a stream that has continuous flow of surface water throughout the year in at least parts of its catchment during seasons of normal rainfall, Water Supply Paper 494. as opposed to one whose flow is intermittent. In the abs ...

of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Otways region of the

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Location and features

The Parker River rises 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 ...

in southwest Victoria, near Parkers Spur and flows generally south through the

Great Otway National Park 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 ...

before reaching its

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and emptying into

Bass Strait Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct waterwa ...

, east of

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and the

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, near Point Franklin. From its highest point, the river descends over its course.

Etymology

In the Aboriginal Australian

Gadubanud language The Kulinic languages form a branch of the Pama–Nyungan family in Victoria (Australia). They are: * Kulin (3+, e.g. Woiwurrung) *'' Kolakngat'' * Drual (2) Warrnambool is Kulinic and may be Drual, but is too poorly attested to be certain. ...

the river is named ''Tjeerrang bundit'', meaning "twigs of spear tree". The river was given its current name by surveyor George Smythe after Amelia Parker, to whom he was later married.

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

Location and features

Etymology

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