Merri River

Merri
River
Name origin: Aboriginal: meaning "rocky"
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Regions	Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Western District
Local government area	Moyne Shire, Warrnambool
Part of	Glenelg Hopkins catchment
Tributaries
- left	Russell Creek (Victoria), Sawpit Creek
Town	Warrnambool
Source confluence	Spring Creek and Drysdale Creek
- location	near Bushfield
- elevation	26 m (85 ft)
- coordinates	38°14′35″S 142°29′58″E / 38.24306°S 142.49944°E / -38.24306; 142.49944
Mouth	Stingray Bay, Southern Ocean
- location	Picketing Point, near Warrnambool
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	38°24′4″S 142°28′15″E / 38.40111°S 142.47083°E / -38.40111; 142.47083Coordinates: 38°24′4″S 142°28′15″E / 38.40111°S 142.47083°E / -38.40111; 142.47083
Length	31 km (19 mi)
Location of the Merri River mouth in Victoria

The Merri River, a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.

Formed by the confluence of the Spring Creek and Drysdale Creek, the Merri River rises below Bushfield and flows generally south joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its mouth and emptying into Stingray Bay, part of the Southern Ocean, near the city of Warrnambool. The river descends 29 metres (95 ft) over its 31-kilometre (19 mi) course.

The river derives its name from an Aboriginal word meaning "rocky".