Patterson River

The Patterson River is a partly man-made urban river of the Port Phillip catchment in the Australian east coast state of Victoria, located in the outer southeastern suburbs of the Greater Melbourne region. Under the name "Patterson", it is the shortest river in Victoria at only 5 km (3.1 mi) in length, although its main stem tributary and de facto upper section, the Dandenong Creek, is over 53 km (33 mi) long.

Patterson
Carrum Creek
Patterson River, near Patterson Lakes
Location of the Patterson River mouth in Victoria
EtymologyIn honour of Sir James Patterson KCMG
Location
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionSouth East Coastal Plain (IBRA), Greater Melbourne
Local government areaCity of Kingston
Physical characteristics
Source confluenceDandenong Creek and Eumemmerring Creek
  locationsouthwest of Bangholme
  coordinates38°2′37″S 145°10′29″E
  elevation6 m (20 ft)
MouthBeaumaris Bay, Port Phillip
  location
at Carrum
  coordinates
38°4′26″S 145°7′6″E
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length5 km (3.1 mi)
Basin features
River systemPort Phillip catchment
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