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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[[File:Cumberland River - Victoria - river-valley and camping ground.jpg|thumb|left|Cumberland river looking south showing cliffs beside river.]]
[[File:Cumberland River - Victoria - river-valley and camping ground.jpg|thumb|left|Cumberland river looking south showing cliffs beside river.]]
The river was probably named by surveyor George Smythe in 1846, either for the [[Duke of Cumberland]] or for the schooner {{HMS|Cumberland|1803|2}} in which [[Charles Grimes (surveyor)|Charles Grimes]] explored [[Port Phillip]] and [[King Island (Tasmania)|King Island]] in 1802 - 03.<ref name=blake>{{Citation |first=Les|last=Blake|title=Place names of Victoria|place=Adelaide|publisher=Rigby|year=1977|pages=294|isbn=0-7270-0250-3 }}</ref><ref name=bird>{{cite web |last=Bird|first=Eric|date=12 October 2006|title=Place Names on the Coast of Victoria|publisher=Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS)|url=http://www.anps.org.au/documents/VIC_coastal.pdf|type=PDF|accessdate=10 February 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5wNhWF4B7|archivedate=9 February 2011}}</ref>
The river was probably named by surveyor George Smythe in 1846, either for the [[Duke of Cumberland]] or for the schooner {{HMS|Cumberland|1803|2}} in which [[Charles Grimes (surveyor)|Charles Grimes]] explored [[Port Phillip]] and [[King Island (Tasmania)|King Island]] in 1802 - 03.<ref name=blake>{{Citation |first=Les|last=Blake|title=Place names of Victoria|place=Adelaide|publisher=Rigby|year=1977|pages=294|isbn=0-7270-0250-3 }}</ref><ref name=bird>{{cite web|last=Bird |first=Eric |date=12 October 2006 |title=Place Names on the Coast of Victoria |publisher=Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS) |url=http://www.anps.org.au/documents/VIC_coastal.pdf |type=PDF |accessdate=10 February 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5wNhWF4B7?url=http://www.anps.org.au/documents/VIC_coastal.pdf |archivedate=9 February 2011 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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*{{cite web|url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/great-otway-national-park|title=Great Otway National Park|work=[[Parks Victoria]]|publisher=[[Government of Victoria (Australia)|Government of Victoria]]|date=2014}}
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.ccma.vic.gov.au/Home.aspx|title=Corangamite Catchment Management Authority|publisher=[[Government of Victoria (Australia)|Government of Victoria]]|date=2014}}
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Revision as of 13:07, 3 December 2016

Template:Geobox The Cumberland River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in The Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Location and features

Cumberland River - Victoria - river mouth and camping ground. Photo taken from Castle Rock

The Cumberland River rises south of Mount Cowley and south-east of the Benwerrin-Mount Sabine Road in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria and flows generally east before turning south just above popular short walk destination Jebbs Pool, between the high cliffs of Langdale Pike and Castle Rock, then along the cliff side of Cumberland River Holiday Park between The Brothers and Mount Defiance where the river reaches its mouth, crossing near the edge of a 200 metres (660 ft) sandy surf beach, and empties into Bass Strait, northeast of Wye River, Victoria and to the south of Lorne.[1] From its highest point, the river descends 532 metres (1,745 ft) over its 20-kilometre (12 mi) course.[2]

Etymology

Cumberland river looking south showing cliffs beside river.

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.[3][4]

See also

Cumberland River 1km from mouth

References

  1. ^ VicmapTopo_25k_T6210-1-N via http://services.land.vic.gov.au/maps/imf/search/Topo30Front.jsp
  2. ^ The River of Waterfalls, The Argus, 11 April 1914, p.5 via http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7246749?
  3. ^ Blake, Les (1977), Place names of Victoria, Adelaide: Rigby, p. 294, ISBN 0-7270-0250-3
  4. ^ 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 9 February 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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