The Elliott 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 abse ...
of the
Corangamite catchment, located in the
Otways region of the
Australian state of
Victoria
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.
Location and features
The Elliott Rivers 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 the locality of Paradise and flows generally east by south through the
Port Campbell National Park
The Port Campbell National Park is a national park in the south-western district of Victoria, Australia. The national park is situated approximately south-west of Melbourne and approximately east of Warrnambool. The park is located adjacen ...
before reaching its
river mouth and emptying into
Bass Strait, northeast of
Cape Otway
Cape Otway is a cape and a bounded locality of the Colac Otway Shire in southern Victoria, Australia on the Great Ocean Road; much of the area is enclosed in the Great Otway National Park.
History
Cape Otway was originally inhabited by the Gadu ...
and south of the town of Marengo. From its highest point, the river descends over its
course.
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See also
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References
External links
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Corangamite catchment
Rivers of Barwon South West (region)
Otway Ranges
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