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The Merri River, a
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of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria,
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.


Course and features

Formed by the
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of the Spring Creek and Drysdale Creek, to the east of Grassmere. It flows generally south joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its
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and emptying into Stingray Bay, part of the
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, near the city of
Warrnambool Warrnambool (; Eastern Maar, Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the Census in Australia#2021, 2021 census, Warrnambool had a populati ...
. The river descends over its course. Spring Creek starts to the east of
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, just north of the Hamilton Highway while Drysdale Creek starts near the Woolsthorpe-Hexham Road.


Etymology

The river derives its name from an Aboriginal word meaning "rocky".


See also

* List of rivers in Victoria * Merri Island * Middle Island (Warrnambool)


References


External links

* Glenelg Hopkins catchment Rivers of Barwon South West (region) Warrnambool Western District (Victoria) {{VictoriaAU-river-stub