Calder River (Victoria)
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The Calder River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia
. It arises in the Port Campbell National Park
in the Otway Ranges on the western side of Cape Otway
and joins the Aire River
shortly before it enters Bass Strait
, via Lake Costin and Lake Craven.
It was named by the surveyor George Smythe after the River Calder
in Yorkshire
, England
, similarly a
tributary of the River Aire
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It arises in the Port Campbell National Park
Port Campbell National Park
Port Campbell is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 190 kilometres south-west of Melbourne.-Features:The Port Campbell National Park is a protected national park in Victoria, Australia, 190 kilometres south-west of Melbourne; featuring an array of sheer cliffs overlooking offshore...
in the Otway Ranges on the western side of Cape Otway
Cape Otway
Cape Otway is a cape in south Victoria, Australia on the Great Ocean Road; much of the area is enclosed in the Otway National Park.-History:...
and joins the Aire River
Aire River (Victoria)
The Aire River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges south of Beech Forest and enters Bass Strait through the Great Otway National Park....
shortly before it enters Bass Strait
Bass Strait
Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.-Extent:The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bass Strait as follows:...
, via Lake Costin and Lake Craven.
It was named by the surveyor George Smythe after the River Calder
River Calder, West Yorkshire
The River Calder is a river in West Yorkshire, in Northern England.The Calder rises on the green eastern slopes of the Pennines flows through alternating green countryside, former woollen-mill villages, and large and small towns before joining the River Aire near Castleford.The river's valley is...
in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, similarly a
tributary of the River Aire
River Aire
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England of length . Part of the river is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation....
.