Little River (Moroka River, Victoria)

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Location of the Little River mouth in Victoria
Location
Country Australia
State Victoria
Region Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps
LGA Shire of Wellington
Physical characteristics
SourceMoroka Range, Great Dividing Range
 • locationbelow Castle Hill
 • coordinates 37°30′1″S147°3′12″E / 37.50028°S 147.05333°E / -37.50028; 147.05333
 • elevation1,230 m (4,040 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Moroka River
 • location
 Alpine National Park
 • coordinates
 37°27′45″S146°59′21″E / 37.46250°S 146.98917°E / -37.46250; 146.98917 Coordinates: 37°27′45″S146°59′21″E / 37.46250°S 146.98917°E / -37.46250; 146.98917
 • elevation
991 m (3,251 ft)
Length10 km (6.2 mi)
Basin features
River system Mitchell River catchment
National park Alpine NP
[1] [2]

The Little River is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.

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Location and features

The Little River rises below Castle Hill, part of the Moroka Range within the Great Dividing Range, north of Avon Wilderness Park and flows generally northwest, before reaching its confluence with the Moroka River in remote country south of the Moroka Gorge within the Alpine National Park in the Shire of Wellington. The river descends 239 metres (784 ft) over its 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) course. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Little River: 19690". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Little River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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