Hopkins River

This article is about the river in Victoria (Australia). For the river in New Zealand, see Hopkins River (New Zealand).
Hopkins
River[1]
Hopkins Falls, near Wangoom, in 1993
Name origin: In honour of Sir John Paul Hopkins.[2][3][4]
Country Australia
State Victoria
Regions Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Western District
Local government area Moyne Shire, Warrnambool
Part of Glenelg Hopkins catchment
Tributaries
 - left Jacksons Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Salt Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Stony Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Mount Emu Creek, Brucknell Creek
 - right Back Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Reedy Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Bushy Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Back Creek, Two (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Chirrup Creek, Grays Creek, Mustons Creek
Landmark Great Ocean Road
Source
 - location near Ararat
 - elevation 338 m (1,109 ft)
 - coordinates 38°0′54″S 142°8′15″E / 38.01500°S 142.13750°E / -38.01500; 142.13750
Mouth Tasman Sea
 - location Warrnambool
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 38°24′9″S 142°30′29″E / 38.40250°S 142.50806°E / -38.40250; 142.50806Coordinates: 38°24′9″S 142°30′29″E / 38.40250°S 142.50806°E / -38.40250; 142.50806
Length 271 km (168 mi)
Waterfall Hopkins Falls
Location of the Hopkins River mouth
in Victoria
[5]

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

Course and features

The Hopkins River rises below Telegraph Hill near Ararat, and flows generally south, joined by twelve tributaries including the Mount Emu Creek, before reaching its mouth and emptying into Bass Strait at Warrnambool. The river descends 338 metres (1,109 ft) over its 271-kilometre (168 mi) course.[5] The river and its tributaries drain much of Lake Bolac; and north of Allansford the river descends over the 11–13-metre (36–43 ft) Hopkins Falls.[6]

Together with the Merri River, the Hopkins flows through the regional centre of Warrnambool; and the river is traversed by the Great Ocean Road.[5]

Etymology

The river was named in 1836 by Major Thomas Mitchell after a friend, Sir John Paul Hopkins.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Hopkins River: 3639". Vicnames. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 Mitchell, Thomas (1838). "Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia". London: Boone.
  3. 1 2 Reed, A. W. (1973). Place names of Australia. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. ISBN 0-7301-0051-0.
  4. 1 2 Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 "Map of Hopkins River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Map of Hopkins Falls, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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