Carlisle | |
River | |
Country | Australia |
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State | Victoria |
Regions | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), The Otways |
Local government area | Colac Otway Shire |
Part of | Corangamite catchment |
Tributaries | |
- left | Arkins Creek, Cole Creek |
Source | Otway Ranges |
- location | south of Carlisle River (town) |
- elevation | 90 m (295 ft) |
- coordinates | 38°36′38″S 143°25′19″E / 38.61056°S 143.42194°E |
Mouth | confluence with the Gellibrand River |
- location | west of Carlisle River (town) |
- elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
- coordinates | 38°33′11″S 143°22′22″E / 38.55306°S 143.37278°ECoordinates: 38°33′11″S 143°22′22″E / 38.55306°S 143.37278°E |
Length | 9 km (6 mi) |
The Carlisle River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in The Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria.
The Carlisle River rises in the Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria, south of the settlement of Carlisle River and flows generally north and then west, joined by two minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Gellibrand River, west of the settlement of Carlisle River. From its highest point, the Carlisle River descends 61 metres (200 ft) over its 9-kilometre (5.6 mi) course.