Crawford River (Victoria)
Appearance
Crawford Smoky | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | Victorian Midlands, Naracoorte Coastal Plain (IBRA), Western District |
Local government area | Glenelg Shire |
Town | Dartmoor |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | north of Branxholme |
• coordinates | 37°47′50″S 141°48′25″E / 37.79722°S 141.80694°E |
• elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Glenelg River |
• location | at Dartmoor |
• coordinates | 37°55′38″S 141°17′11″E / 37.92722°S 141.28639°E |
• elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Length | 75 km (47 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Glenelg Hopkins catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Portland Creek |
• right | Kangaroo Creek, Deep Creek (Glenelg, Victoria) |
National park | Crawford River Regional Park |
[1] |
The Crawford River or Smoky River,[2] a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
Course and features
[edit]The Crawford River rises north of Branxholme, and flows generally west by south through the Crawford River Regional Park, before reaching its confluence with the Glenelg River at Dartmoor; descending 111 metres (364 ft) over its 75-kilometre (47 mi) course.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Map of Crawford River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Smoky River (VIC)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
External links
[edit]- "Lower Glenelg National Park Management Plan" (PDF). Department of Conservation & Environment (PDF). Government of Victoria. May 1991. p. 17. ISBN 0-7306-2068-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013.