Calder River (Victoria)

The Calder River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in The Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.

For other uses, see Calder River.

Calder
Location of the Calder River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyRiver Calder in England[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government areaColac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
SourceOtway Ranges
 • locationnear Bateman Ridge
 • coordinates38°42′29″S 143°34′16″E
 • elevation393 m (1,289 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Aire River
 • location
south of Lake Craven
 • coordinates
38°47′52″S 143°28′43″E
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length14 km (8.7 mi)
Basin features
River systemCorangamite catchment
National parkPort Campbell National Park
[2][3]

Location and features

The Calder River rises in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria, near Bateman Ridge and flows generally south by west through the Port Campbell National Park towards the settlement of Horden Vale where the river enters Lake Costin and then Lake Craven, before reaching its confluence with the Aire River shortly before the Aire enters Bass Strait, northwest of Cape Otway. From its highest point, the Calder River descends 393 metres (1,289 ft) over its 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) course.[3]

Etymology

The river was named by surveyor George Smythe after the River Calder in Yorkshire, England, similarly a tributary of the River Aire.[1]

See also

References
  1. 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 10 February 2011.
  2. "Calder River: 1364". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. "Map of Calder River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2014.


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