Kennet River (Victoria)

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.

This article is about the river. For the town located at the river's mouth, see Kennett River, Victoria.
For other uses, see Kennet River and River Kennett.

Kennet
Location of the Kennet River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyRiver Kennet, England[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government areaColac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
SourceOtway Ranges
 • locationbelow Muddy Saddle
 • coordinates38°46′9″S 143°35′20″E
 • elevation356 m (1,168 ft)
Source confluenceWest and East Branches of the Kennet River
MouthAddis Bay, Bass Strait
 • location
Kennett River (town)
 • coordinates
38°40′01″S 143°51′53″E
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length10 km (6.2 mi)
Basin features
River systemCorangamite catchment
National parkPort Campbell National Park
[2][3]

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.[3]

Etymology

The river was named by surveyor George Smythe after the River Kennet in Berkshire, England.[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. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  2. "Kennet River: 2954". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. "Map of Kennet River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2014.


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