Ford
Ford River (Victoria) is located in Victoria
Ford River (Victoria)
Location of the Ford River mouth in Victoria
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government areaColac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
SourceOtway Ranges
 • locationnear Lavers Hill
 • coordinates38°40′03″S 143°22′28″E / 38.66750°S 143.37444°E / -38.66750; 143.37444
 • elevation448 m (1,470 ft)
Source confluenceEast and West Branches of the Ford River
 • coordinates38°44′21″S 143°26′7″E / 38.73917°S 143.43528°E / -38.73917; 143.43528
Mouthconfluence 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)
Length15 km (9.3 mi)
Basin features
River systemCorangamite catchment
National parkPort Campbell National Park
[1][2][3][4][5]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Ford River: 2829". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ford River East Branch: 2830". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ford River West Branch: 2831". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Map of Ford River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Map of Ford River (West Branch), VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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