The Glenelg River

The Glenelg river is one of Victoria's longest and has it's beginnings in the Grampians. The source of the river is on the southeast corner of the Victoria Range after which it takes a somewhat unusual path. Given that the Grampians are the tail end of the Great Dividing Range you would expect any river starting in the southern half of the Grampians to flow south to the sea, but instead it begins by flowing north.

Now most rivers that flow north from the Great Dividing Range flow to (or towards, not all make it the whole way) the Murray River. But after leaving the Victoria Valley the Glenelg dues a U-turn and starts flowing southwest along a winding path down to the coast near the South Australian border where it dribbles across a sand bank and into the ocean.

Getting back to the Grampians...  As the Victoria Valley is VERY flat, the Glenelg River will cover a wide area in winter, flooding large areas with only a few feet of water. When I get my sea kayak I plan to do some exploring of the valley on the water.