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Grey River (Victoria)

Coordinates: 38°40′58″S 143°50′27″E / 38.68278°S 143.84083°E / -38.68278; 143.84083
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Grey
Grey River (Victoria) is located in Victoria
Grey River (Victoria)
Location of the Grey River mouth in Victoria
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government areaColac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
SourceOtway Ranges
 • locationbelow Muddy Saddle
 • coordinates38°37′54″S 143°47′18″E / 38.63167°S 143.78833°E / -38.63167; 143.78833
 • elevation491 m (1,611 ft)
MouthAddis Bay, Bass Strait
 • location
Grey River (town)
 • coordinates
38°40′58″S 143°50′27″E / 38.68278°S 143.84083°E / -38.68278; 143.84083
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length9 km (5.6 mi)
Basin features
River systemCorangamite catchment
National parkGreat Otway National Park
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The Grey River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Location and features

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The Grey River rises in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria and flows generally east by south towards the town of Grey River where the river reaches its mouth and empties into Addis Bay, part of Bass Strait, north of Cape Otway. From its highest point, the river descends 491 metres (1,611 ft) over its 9-kilometre (5.6 mi) course.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Grey River: 3333". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Map of Grey River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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