Mount Emu Creek
| Mount Emu | |
| Creek | |
 The Mount Emu Creek flowing under a bridge that carries the Glenelg Highway, near Skipton.
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| Country | Australia |
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| State | Victoria |
| Regions | Victorian Midlands, Naracoorte Coastal Plain (IBRA), Western District |
| Local government areas | Pyrenees, Ararat, Moyne |
| Part of | Glenelg Hopkins catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Spring Hill Creek, Baillie Creek, Blind Creek, Elingamite Creek |
| - right | Trawalla Creek, Broken Creek (Victoria) |
| Towns | Beaufort, Skipton, Darlington, Terang, Panmure |
| Source | |
| - location | north of Trawalla |
| - elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°20′27″S 143°31′48″E / 37.34083°S 143.53000°E |
| Mouth | confluence with Hopkins River |
| - location | near Cudgee, northeast of Warrnambool |
| - elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°19′36″S 142°38′22″E / 38.32667°S 142.63944°ECoordinates: 38°19′36″S 142°38′22″E / 38.32667°S 142.63944°E |
| Length | 250 km (155 mi) |
The Mount Emu Creek, a perennial creek of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
The Mount Emu Creek is a 250-kilometre (160 mi) long and small meandering waterway. It is the longest creek in Victoria. The creek rises near Trawalla and flows generally south by southwest, joined by six tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Hopkins River, northeast of Warrnambool. The river descends 377 metres (1,237 ft) over its 271-kilometre (168 mi) course. Mount Emu Creek is the major waterway within the Hopkins basin. The main drainage area is from numerous small tributaries and gullies to the east and west of the waterway, including Darlington Creek. The main tributary of Mount Emu Creek is Trawalla Creek, that drains the area of highest rainfall within the sub-catchment. It appears that Trawalla Creek contributes most of the good quality water that enters Mount Emu Creek. Mount Emu Creek has a length of approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) through this sub-catchment, and passes through the township of Darlington.
The waterway starts as a series of creeks and waterways which merge to form the Mount Emu Creek which flows through areas around Beaufort, Skipton, Darlington, Terang and Panmure. It joins the Hopkins River which eventually leads out to sea at Warrnambool.
The Baillie Creek drains Lake Burrumbeet and flows into the Mount Emu Creek west of Snake Valley. The Elingamite Creek drains Lake Elingamite and flows into the Mount Emu Creek south of Terang.
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