Little River (Cathedral Range)

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Location of the Little River mouth in Victoria
Location
Country Australia
State Victoria
Region South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central
LGA Murrindindi
Physical characteristics
Source Cathedral Range, Great Dividing Range
  locationbelow The Knobs
  coordinates 37°27′08″S145°50′22″E / 37.45222°S 145.83944°E / -37.45222; 145.83944
  elevation1,340 m (4,400 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Acheron River
  location
at Taggerty
  coordinates
37°19′20″S145°42′40″E / 37.32222°S 145.71111°E / -37.32222; 145.71111 Coordinates: 37°19′20″S145°42′40″E / 37.32222°S 145.71111°E / -37.32222; 145.71111
  elevation
208 m (682 ft)
Length22 km (14 mi)
Basin features
River system Goulburn Broken catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
State park Cathedral Range State Park
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The Little River, a minor inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Little River rise below the Cathedral Range and descend to flow into the Acheron River at Taggerty.

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Location and features

The river rises in the Blue Range below Tweed Spur within Cathedral Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, within the Cathedral Range State Park and flows generally northwest, through the Rubicon State Forest and a rugged state park as the river descends, before reaching its confluence with the Acheron River at Taggerty. The river descends 1,140 metres (3,740 ft) over its 22-kilometre (14 mi) course. [1]

The river is crossed by the Maroondah Highway, near its mouth at Taggerty.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Little River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2014.