Ford River (Victoria)

Ford
Location of the Ford River mouth in Victoria
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	near Lavers Hill
• coordinates	38°40′03″S 143°22′28″E / 38.66750°S 143.37444°E / -38.66750; 143.37444
• elevation	448 m (1,470 ft)
Source confluence	East and West Branches of the Ford River
• coordinates	38°44′21″S 143°26′7″E / 38.73917°S 143.43528°E / -38.73917; 143.43528
Mouth	confluence with the Aire River
• location	east of Glenaire
• coordinates	38°46′51″S 143°27′59″E / 38.78083°S 143.46639°E / -38.78083; 143.46639
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	15 km (9.3 mi)
Basin features
River system	Corangamite catchment
National park	Port Campbell National Park
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The Ford River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Location and features

The headwaters of the Ford River rise in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria, near Lavers Hill, and flows generally east by south through the Port Campbell National Park towards the town of Glenaire where the river heads east and reaches its confluence with the Aire River, northwest of Cape Otway. From its highest point, the river descends 386 metres (1,266 ft) over its 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) course.^[4][5]

See also

• List of rivers of Australia § Victoria

References

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.

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