Cumberland River (Victoria)

Cumberland
The river 1km from its mouth
Location of the Cumberland River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	Duke of Cumberland; or the schooner Cumberland[1][2]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways
Local government area	Surf Coast Shire, Colac Otway Shire
Physical characteristics
Source	Otway Ranges
• location	south of Mount Cowley
• coordinates	38°34′28″S 143°48′28″E
• elevation	532 m (1,745 ft)
Mouth	Bass Strait
• location	south of Lorne
• coordinates	38°34′35″S 143°56′57″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Basin features
River system	Corangamite catchment
Tributaries
• left	Garvey Creek
National park	Great Otway National Park
[3][4]

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

Location and features

Cumberland River – Victoria – river mouth and camping ground. Photo taken from Castle Rock

The Cumberland River rises south of Mount Cowley and south-east of the Benwerrin-Mount Sabine Road in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria and flows generally east before turning south just above popular short walk destination Jebbs Pool, between the high cliffs of Langdale Pike and Castle Rock, then along the cliff side of Cumberland River Holiday Park between The Brothers and Mount Defiance where the river reaches its mouth, crossing near the edge of a 200 metres (660 ft) sandy surf beach, and empties into Bass Strait, northeast of Wye River, Victoria and to the south of Lorne.^[5] From its highest point, the river descends 532 metres (1,745 ft) over its 20-kilometre (12 mi) course.^[6]

Etymology

Cumberland river looking south showing cliffs beside river

The river was probably named by surveyor George Smythe in 1846, either for the Duke of Cumberland or for the schooner Cumberland in which Charles Grimes explored Port Phillip and King Island in 1802 – 03.^[1][2]

See also

• List of rivers of Victoria

References

1. Blake, Les (1977), Place names of Victoria, Adelaide: Rigby, p. 294, ISBN 0-7270-0250-3
2. Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF) (PDF). Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
3. "Cumberland River: 3333". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
4. "Map of Cumberland River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
5. VicmapTopo_25k_T6210-1-N via http://services.land.vic.gov.au/maps/imf/search/Topo30Front.jsp Archived 8 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
6. The River of Waterfalls, The Argus, 11 April 1914, p.5 via http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7246749 Archived 25 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine?

External links

Media related to Cumberland River (Victoria) at Wikimedia Commons

• "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.