Barham River

The Barham River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in The Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Barham Burrum Burrum,[1] Barham River West Branch, Barham River East Branch[2]
Apollo Bay is a coastal town in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the eastern side of Cape Otway, along the edge of the Barham River and on the Great Ocean Road, in the Colac Otway Shire.
Location of the Barham River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	Aboriginal: Barrum or Burrum, meaning "river" or "junction of two rivers"[2]
Native name	Barrum-barrum[3]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government area	Colac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
Source	Otway Ranges
• location	near Marriner Ridge
• coordinates	38°41′25″S 143°35′55″E
• elevation	481 m (1,578 ft)
Source confluence	East and West Branches of the Barham River
• location	east of Paradise
• coordinates	38°45′53″S 143°38′2″E
• elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Mouth	Bass Strait
• location	north of Cape Otway
• coordinates	38°45′59″S 143°40′10″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Basin features
River system	Corangamite catchment
National park	Great Otway National Park
[1][4][5]

Location and features

The Barham River rises as the West Branch of the river in the Otway Ranges near Marriner Ridge and flows generally south then east before reaching its confluence with the East Branch of the river near the locality of Paradise, and then flows directly east towards the town of Apollo Bay where the river reaches its mouth and empties into Bass Strait, north of Cape Otway. From its highest point, the river descends 481 metres (1,578 ft) over its 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) course.[4][5]

Etymology

The river's name is derived from the Aboriginal words Barrum or Burrum, meaning "river" or "junction of two rivers".[2] Meanwhile, the name of the river was first recorded by European surveyor George Smythe, with the name Burrum believed to mean a "stony river bed".[6]

See also

• List of rivers of Victoria

References

1. "Barham River: 411". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
2. "Barham River: 1270". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
3. "Barham River: 2787". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
4. "Map of Barham River (East Branch), VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
5. "Map of Barham River (West Branch), VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
6. Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.

External links

• "Great Otway National Park". Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. 2014.
• "Corangamite Catchment Management Authority". Government of Victoria. 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.