Shaw
Location of the Shaw River mouth in Victoria
Etymology	In honour of James Shaw Kennedy.[1][2]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Victorian Midlands, Naracoorte Coastal Plain (IBRA), Western District
Local government area	Glenelg Shire
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Macarthur
• coordinates	38°0′54″S 142°8′15″E / 38.01500°S 142.13750°E / -38.01500; 142.13750
• elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Eumeralla River in Lake Yambuk
• location	southwest of Yambuk
• coordinates	38°19′12″S 142°3′6″E / 38.32000°S 142.05167°E / -38.32000; 142.05167
• elevation	−1 m (−3.3 ft)
Length	51 km (32 mi)
Basin features
River system	Glenelg Hopkins catchment
Tributaries
• left	Ware Creek
• right	Carmichael Creek, Kangaroo Creek (Victoria)
Lake	Lake Yambuk
[3]

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

Course and features

The Shaw River rises near Macarthur and flows generally south, across a coastal plain,^[4] joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Eumeralla River in Lake Yambuk. The Eumeralla empties into Portland Bay in the Great Australian Bight south of Yambuk. The river descends 174 metres (571 ft) over its 51-kilometre (32 mi) course.^[3]

The river is traversed by the Great Ocean Road near its confluence with the Eumeralla River in Lake Yambuk, at the Yambuk Important Bird Area.

Etymology

It was named by Major Mitchell in 1836 after General Sir James Shaw Kennedy, a Peninsular War veteran.^[1][2]