Shaw River (Victoria)
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The Shaw River, a
perennial river A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a strea ...
of the Glenelg
Hopkins Hopkins is an English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the personal name Hopkin and the genitive ending -''s''. Hopkin is itself a pet form of the name Hobb, a shortening of Robert (with alteration of the initial consonant). Notable peop ...
catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.


Course and features

The Shaw River rises near and flows generally south, across a coastal plain, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its
confluence In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel (geography), channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main ...
with the
Eumeralla River The Eumeralla River is a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, 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 ...
in Lake Yambuk. The Eumeralla empties 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
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south of
Yambuk Yambuk is a town in Victoria, Australia. The Yambuk township was established in the 1850s, and the Post Office opened on 1 March 1859. Yambuk is sited where the Princes Highway crosses the Shaw River. At the , the town and surrounding area had ...
. The river descends over its
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. The river is traversed by the
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near its confluence with the Eumeralla River in 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 ...
.


Etymology

It was named by Major Mitchell in 1836 after General Sir James Shaw Kennedy, a
Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Kingdom of Portugal, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French ...
veteran.


See also

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References

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