Parker River

This article is about the Australian river. For the wildlife refuge and associated river in Massachusetts, in the United States, see Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.

Parker (Tjeerrang bundit)
River
Name origin: In honour of Amelia Parker
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Regions	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government area	Colac Otway Shire
Part of	Corangamite catchment
Landmarks	Great Ocean Road, Great Ocean Walk, Cape Otway Lighthouse
Source	Otway Ranges
- location	near Parker Spur
- elevation	291 m (955 ft)
- coordinates
Mouth	Bass Strait
- location	Cape Otway
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates
Length	13 km (8 mi)
National park	Great Otway National Park
Waterfall	Upper Parker Falls; Lower Parker Falls
Location of the Parker River mouth in Victoria

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

Location and features

The Parker River rises in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria, near Parkers Spur and flows generally south through the Great Otway National Park before reaching its river mouth and emptying into Bass Strait, east of Cape Otway and the Cape Otway Lighthouse, near Point Franklin. From its highest point, the river descends 291 metres (955 ft) over its 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) course.

Etymology

In the Australian Aboriginal Gadubanud language the river is named, Tjeerrang bundit, meaning "twigs of spear tree".

The river was given its current name by surveyor George Smythe after Amelia Parker, to whom he was later married.

See also

• List of rivers of Victoria