Dargo River

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Dargo
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Location of the Dargo River mouth in Victoria
Etymology Aboriginal (Dhudhuroa/Waywurru): to have patience, to wait [1]
Location
Country Australia
State Victoria
Region Australian Alps (IBRA), South East Corner (IBRA), Victorian Alps, East Gippsland
Local government areas Wellington, East Gippsland
Town Dargo
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Higginbotham, Great Dividing Range
 • locationwest of Dinner Plain
 • coordinates 37°15′10″S147°15′58″E / 37.25278°S 147.26611°E / -37.25278; 147.26611
 • elevation1,260 m (4,130 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Wonnangatta River
 • location
south of Dargo
 • coordinates
 37°31′34″S147°16′4″E / 37.52611°S 147.26778°E / -37.52611; 147.26778 Coordinates: 37°31′34″S147°16′4″E / 37.52611°S 147.26778°E / -37.52611; 147.26778
 • elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Length108 km (67 mi)
Basin features
River system Mitchell River catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftBudwuid Creek
 • rightShepherds Creek, Little Dargo River, Eighteen Mile Creek (Victoria), Two Mile Creek
National park Alpine NP
[2] [3]

The Dargo River is a perennial river [2] of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine and East Gippsland regions of the Australian state of Victoria.

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Features and location

The Dargo River rises below Mount Higginbotham, part of the Great Dividing Range, west of Dinner Plain and south of the Great Alpine Road in the Alpine National Park. The river flows generally south by east, then west, then generally south in a highly meandering course, joined by five tributaries including the Little Dargo River, before reaching its confluence with the Wonnangatta River, south of Dargo and north of the Mitchell River National Park, in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) over its 108-kilometre (67 mi) course. [3]

Etymology

In the Aboriginal Dhudhuroa and Waywurru languages, the name dargo means "to have patience" or "to wait". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dargo River: 13944: Traditional Name: Dargo". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Dargo River: 13944". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Map of Dargo River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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