Hopkins River
{{about|the river in Victoria (Australia)|the river in New Zealand|Hopkins River (New Zealand)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2014}}{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Hopkins
| name_native =
| name_native_lang =
| name_other =
| name_etymology = In honour of Sir John Paul Hopkins.
| image = The Hopkins Falls C1993.JPG
| image_size = 250
| image_caption = Hopkins Falls, near Wangoom, in 1993
| map =
| map_size = 250
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Australia Victoria
| pushpin_map_size = 250
| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the Hopkins River mouth in Victoria
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Australia
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Victoria
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Western District
| subdivision_type4 =
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| subdivision_type5 = Local government area
| subdivision_name5 = Moyne Shire, Warrnambool
| length = {{convert|271|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| width_min =
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| discharge1_location= Near mouth
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| discharge1_avg = {{cvt|62.6|m3/s|GL/year|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.riversnetwork.org/MAPS/AUSTRALIA/AUSTRALIA%20SE%20COAST_EAST/index.html|title=East Coastal Watersheds}}
| discharge1_max =
| source1 =
| source1_location = near {{VICcity|Ararat}}
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|38|0|54|S|142|8|15|E|display=inline}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|338|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = Southern Ocean
| mouth_location = {{VICcity|Warrnambool}}
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38|24|9|S|142|30|29|E|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|abbr=on}}
| progression =
| river_system = Glenelg Hopkins catchment
| basin_size = {{cvt|8,843.9|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.riversnetwork.org/MAPS/AUSTRALIA/AUSTRALIA%20SE%20COAST_EAST/index.html|title=East Coastal Watersheds}}
| tributaries_left = Jacksons Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Salt Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Stony Creek (Moyne Shire, Victoria), Mount Emu Creek, Brucknell Creek
| tributaries_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
| custom_label = Waterfall
| custom_data = Hopkins Falls
}}
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 {{VICcity|Ararat}}, and flows generally south, joined by twelve tributaries including the Mount Emu Creek, before reaching its mouth and emptying into Bass Strait at {{VICcity|Warrnambool}}. The river descends {{convert|338|m}} over its {{convert|271|km|adj=on}} course. The river and its tributaries drain much of Lake Bolac; and north of {{VICcity|Allansford}} the river descends over the {{convert|11|-|13|m|adj=on}} Hopkins Falls.{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=252863&cmd=sp|title=Map of Hopkins Falls, VIC|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|access-date=20 June 2014}}
Together with the Merri River, the Hopkins flows through the regional centre of Warrnambool; and the river passes by the end of the Great Ocean Road near Allansford.
River health
The Hopkins River is in extremely poor health with less than 5% of the river having natural bush and vegetation.
Re-vegetation
The Hopkins River Re-vegetation Project (HRRP) was commenced in 2016 by the Ellerslie Residents Group Inc.
= Phase 1 =
Phase 1 of the HRRP project commenced in 2016 in Ellerslie. The Project is located between the Hopkins Highway bridge and the historic bridge.
= Phase 2 & 3 =
Phases 2 & 3 of the project are planned to take place on the eastern bank between the phase 1 site and the Stony Creek Junction.
Etymology
The river was named in 1836 by Major Thomas Mitchell after a friend, Sir John Paul Hopkins.{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Thomas|author-link=Thomas Mitchell (explorer)|title=Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia|place=London|publisher=Boone|year=1838|volume=Vol 2|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13033 }}{{cite book |last=Reed|first= A. W.|author-link=Alexander Wyclif Reed|title=Place names of Australia|location=Frenchs Forest|publisher=Reed Books|year=1973|isbn=0-7301-0051-0 }}{{cite web |last=Bird |first=Eric |date=12 October 2006 |title=Place Names on the Coast of Victoria |publisher=Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS) |url=http://www.anps.org.au/documents/VIC_coastal.pdf |type=PDF |access-date=10 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218121208/http://www.anps.org.au/documents/VIC_coastal.pdf |archive-date=18 February 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.ghcma.vic.gov.au/|title=Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority|publisher=Government of Victoria|date=2014}}
{{Rivers of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment}}
{{Rivers of Victoria}}
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Category:Glenelg Hopkins catchment
Category:Rivers of Barwon South West (region)