The Eumeralla River is a
perennial river
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of the
Glenelg Hopkins catchment
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, located in the
Western District of Victoria, Australia.
Course and features
The Eumeralla River rises northeast of
Macarthur, and flows generally south, and then west through the town of Macarthur, before heading south by west until the settlement of
Codrington where the river flows east parallel with the coastline, joined by four tributaries including the
Shaw River. The Eumeralla empties into
Lake Yambuk at the
Yambuk Important Bird Area
The Yambuk Important Bird Area comprises a 10 km2 tract of coastal land fronting Bass Strait in south-western Victoria, south-eastern Australia. It lies some 20 km west of the town of Port Fairy and encompasses the lower reaches of th ...
and reaches its
mouth
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south of Yambuk and spills into
Portland Bay
Portland Bay ( Dhauwurdwurrung: ''Kardermudelar / Pathowwererer'') is a small bay off the coast of Victoria, Australia. It is about west of Melbourne. The city of Portland is located on the bay. The western end of the bay is marked by the hea ...
in the
Great Australian Bight
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There are two definitions for its extent—one by the Internation ...
. The river descends over its
course
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.
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Etymology
The river lends its name to the Eumeralla Wars
The Eumeralla Wars were the violent encounters over the possession of land between British colonists and Gunditjmara Aboriginal people in what is now called the Western District (Victoria), Western District area of south-west Victoria (Australia ...
, a notable conflict of the 1840s between European settlers and the traditional Gunditjmara
The Gunditjmara or Gunditjamara, also known as Dhauwurd Wurrung, are an Aboriginal people of southwestern Victoria in Australia. They are the Traditional Owners of the areas now encompassing Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Woolsthorpe and Portland. ...
Aboriginal inhabitants of the land surrounding the river.
See also
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* Thomas Alexander Browne
Thomas Alexander Browne (born Brown, 6 August 1826 – 11 March 1915) was an Australian author who published many of his works under the pseudonym Rolf Boldrewood. He is best known for his 1882 bushranger, bushranging novel ''Robbery Under Arm ...
References
Glenelg Hopkins catchment
Rivers of Barwon South West (region)
Western District (Victoria)
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