The Merri River, a
perennial river
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of the
Glenelg Hopkins
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catchment, is located in the
Western District of
Victoria
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* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
,
Australia
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.
Course and features
Formed by the
confluence
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of the Spring Creek and Drysdale Creek, to the east of
Grassmere. It flows generally south joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its
mouth
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and emptying into
Stingray Bay, part of the
Southern Ocean
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, near the city of
Warrnambool
Warrnambool ( Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Al ...
. The river descends over its
course.
[ Spring Creek starts to the east of ]Penshurst
Penshurst is a historic village and civil parish located in a valley upon the northern slopes of the Kentish Weald, at the confluence of the River Medway and the River Eden, within the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England.
The village is situa ...
, just north of the Hamilton Highway while Drysdale Creek starts near the Woolsthorpe-Hexham Road.
Etymology
The river derives its name from an Aboriginal word meaning "rocky".
See also
* List of rivers in Victoria
* Merri Island
Merri may refer to:
People
* Merri Dee (1936-2022), American journalist and philanthropist
* Merri Franquin (1848-1934), French trumpeter
* Merri Rose (born 1955), Australian politician
Places
* Merri, Orne, France
* Merri Creek, Australia
* Me ...
* Middle Island (Warrnambool)
Middle Island is a small (c. 2 ha), rocky island lying close to the shore of south-western Victoria, Australia, in Stingray Bay next to the city of Warrnambool. It is a wildlife sanctuary that is home to breeding colonies of little peng ...
References
External links
*
Rivers of Victoria (Australia)
Glenelg Hopkins catchment
Rivers of Barwon South West (region)
Warrnambool
Western District (Victoria)
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