Eumeralla River
The Eumeralla River is a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
| Eumeralla Blackfellows Creek, Blackmans Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Victorian Midlands, Naracoorte Coastal Plain (IBRA), Western District |
| Local government area | Glenelg Shire |
| Town | Macarthur |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | northeast of Macarthur |
| • coordinates | 37°55′18″S 142°9′32″E |
| • elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Mouth | Portland Bay, Great Australian Bight |
• location | south of Yambuk |
• coordinates | 38°20′23″S 142°2′45″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 78 km (48 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Glenelg Hopkins catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Deep Creek (Eumeralla, Victoria), Breakfast Creek (Eumeralla, Victoria), Middle Creek (Eumeralla, Victoria), Shaw River |
| Lake | Lake Yambuk |
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Course and features
The Eumeralla River rises northeast of Macarthur, and flows generally south, and then west through the town of Macarthur, before heading south by west until the settlement of Codrington where the river flows east parallel with the coastline, joined by four tributaries including the Shaw River. The Eumeralla empties into Lake Yambuk at the Yambuk Important Bird Area and reaches its mouth south of Yambuk and spills into Portland Bay in the Great Australian Bight. The river descends 217 metres (712 ft) over its 78-kilometre (48 mi) course.[1]
Etymology
The river lends its name to the Eumeralla Wars, a notable conflict of the 1840s between European settlers and the traditional Gunditjmara indigenous inhabitants of the land surrounding the river.[2]
References
- "Map of Eumeralla River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- "A forgotten war, a haunted land". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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