Cumberland River (Victoria)
| Cumberland | |
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Otway Ranges | |
| • location | south of Mount Cowley |
| • coordinates | 38°34′28″S 143°48′28″E / 38.57444°S 143.80778°E |
| • elevation | 532 m (1,745 ft) |
| Mouth | Bass Strait |
• location | south of Lorne |
• coordinates | 38°34′35″S 143°56′57″E / 38.57639°S 143.94917°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Corangamite catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Garvey Creek |
| National park | Great Otway National Park |
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The Cumberland River is a
Victoria
.
Location and features
The Cumberland River rises south of Mount Cowley and south-east of the Benwerrin-Mount Sabine Road in the
course.[6]
Etymology
The river was probably named by surveyor George Smythe in 1846, either for the Duke of Cumberland or for the schooner Cumberland in which Charles Grimes explored Port Phillip and King Island in 1802 – 03.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7270-0250-3
- ^ a b Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF) (PDF). Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the originalon 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Map of Cumberland River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ VicmapTopo_25k_T6210-1-N via http://services.land.vic.gov.au/maps/imf/search/Topo30Front.jsp Archived 8 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The River of Waterfalls, The Argus, 11 April 1914, p.5 via http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7246749 Archived 25 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine?
External links
Media related to Cumberland River (Victoria) at Wikimedia Commons
- "Great Otway National Park". Government of Victoria. 2014.
- "Corangamite Catchment Management Authority". Government of Victoria. 2014. Archived from the originalon 12 May 2014.
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