Surry River

Surry River
Basin countries Victoria, Australia

The Surry River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It flows into Portland Bay at Narrawong and is the first river east of the Glenelg River to reach the sea. It was named by Thomas Mitchell on accepting the suggestion of the Henty Brothers [1] [2].

References

  1. ^ Mitchell, Thomas (1838), Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2, London: Boone, http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13033 
  2. ^ Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. http://www.webcitation.org/5wNhWF4B7. Retrieved 2010-09-10.