Glenelg River (Victoria)
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For the river by the same name in Western Australia, see Glenelg River (Western Australia).
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| Country | Australia |
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| State | Victoria, South Australia |
| Region | Western Victoria Limestone Coast, South Australia |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Wannon River |
| Source | Grampians National Park |
| Mouth | |
| - location | Nelson, Victoria, Australia |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 350 km (217.5 mi) [1] |
| Width | .021 km (0 mi) |
The Glenelg River is a river in southwestern Victoria and southeastern South Australia in Australia. The river starts in the Grampian Ranges and runs for over 350 kilometres, making it the longest river in south-west Victoria. A short stretch of the lower end winds through South Australia before returning to Victoria to enter the sea at Nelson. The Glenelg River is a central feature of the Lower Glenelg National Park.
The river was named after Colonial Secretary Baron Glenelg, Charles Grant, by Major Thomas Mitchell in August 1836. [2] [3]
Large amounts of water diverted from the upper reaches of the river for agricultural purposes, including irrigation and town water demands.
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[edit] History
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[edit] Catchment
[edit] Tributaries
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[edit] Dams and Reservoirs
- Rocklands Reservoir
[edit] Significant Settlements
- Balmoral, Victoria
- Harrow, Victoria
- Casterton, Victoria
- Dartmoor, Victoria
- Donovans, South Australia
- Nelson, Victoria
[edit] Significant Crossings
- Natimuk Hamilton Rd, Kanagulk
- Coleraine-Edenhope Rd, Harrow
- Kandnock-Connewirricoo Rd, Connewirricoo
- Casterton-Edenhope Rd, Kadnook
- Dergholm-Chetwynd Rd, Dergholm
- Warrock Road, Warrock
- Section Road, Dunrobin
- Glenelg Highway, Casterton
- Anderson Street, Casterton
- Sandford-Ballgalah Road, Sandford
- Casterton-Dartmoor Road, Bahgallah
- Myaring-Pieracle Road, Strathdownie
- Greenham Street, Dartmoor
- Railway crossing, Dartmoor
- Princes Highway, Dartmoor
- Portland-Nelson Road, Nelson (1893 wooden; 1963 steel cantilever)
Coordinates: 38°03′S 141°00′E / 38.05°S 141°E
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.ghcma.vic.gov.au/master-nav/catchment-profile/upper-glenelg/sub-catchment-g3/
- ^ Mitchell, Thomas (1838), Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2, London: Boone, http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13033
- ^ Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria". The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. http://www.webcitation.org/5wNhWF4B7. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
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