| Kennet | |
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  Location of the Kennet River mouth in Victoria | |
| Etymology | River Kennet, England |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways |
| Local government area | Colac Otway Shire |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Otway Ranges |
| • location | below Muddy Saddle |
| • coordinates | 38°46′9″S 143°35′20″E / 38.76917°S 143.58889°E / -38.76917; 143.58889 |
| • elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
| Source confluence | West and East Branches of the Kennet River |
| Mouth | Addis Bay, Bass Strait |
| • location | Kennett River (town) |
| • coordinates | 38°40′01″S 143°51′53″E / 38.66694°S 143.86472°E / -38.66694; 143.86472 |
| • elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Corangamite catchment |
| National park | Port Campbell National Park |
The Kennet River, now commonly spelt Kennett River, is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Location and features
Formed by the confluence of the West and East branches of the river, the Kennet River rises in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria, below Muddy Saddle, and flows generally east by south through the Port Campbell National Park before reaching its river mouth and emptying into Addis Bay within Bass Strait, northeast of Cape Otway at the locality of Kennett River. From its highest point, the river descends 290 metres (950 ft) over its 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) course.
Along the Kennett River walk off the Great Ocean Road
Kennett River walk, closer to the mouth
Etymology
The river was named by surveyor George Smythe after the River Kennet in Berkshire, England.
See also
References
- ^ 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 September 2010.
- "Kennet River: 2954". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Map of Kennet River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
External links
- "Great Otway National Park". Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. 2014.
- "Corangamite Catchment Management Authority". Government of Victoria. 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
| Waterways of the Corangamite catchment, Victoria, Australia | |
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