The Erskine River is a river in southwestern
Victoria,
Australia
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. It arises in the
Otway Ranges and enters
Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The ...
to the east of
Cape Otway
Cape Otway is a cape and a bounded locality of the Colac Otway Shire in southern Victoria, Australia on the Great Ocean Road; much of the area is enclosed in the Great Otway National Park. The cape marks the boundary between the Southern Ocea ...
through the town of
Lorne. The Erskine River above the falls is known for its high diversity of native fish species and low occurrence of introduced species.
See also
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Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage-listed stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia, between the Victorian towns of Torquay and Allansford. Built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and dedica ...
References
Corangamite catchment
Rivers of Barwon South West (region)
Otway Ranges
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