The Anglesea River is a
perennial river
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of the
Corangamite catchment, located in the
Otways region of the
Australia
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n state of
Victoria
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.
Location and features
The Anglesea River rises in the
Otway Ranges
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east of and flows generally east by south before reaching its
mouth
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and emptying into
Bass Strait
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near the town of the
same name
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Etymology
In the Aboriginal Australian
Wathawurrung language
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the name for the river is ''Kuarka-dorla'', meaning "place to catch
mullet".
[
The river was named after ]Anglesey
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, an island in Wales
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.
See also
* List of rivers of Victoria
References
External links
*
*
Corangamite catchment
Rivers of Barwon South West (region)
Otway Ranges
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