Little Dargo River

Not to be confused with Dargo River.

Little Dargo
River
Name origin: Aboriginal (Dhudhuroa/Waywurru): to have patience, to wait
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Regions	Australian Alps (IBRA), South East Corner (IBRA), Victorian Alps
Local government area	Alpine Shire
Part of	Mitchell River catchment
Tributaries
- right	Jones Creek (Victoria)
Source	Gow Plain, Great Dividing Range
- location	west of Dinner Plain
- elevation	1,560 m (5,118 ft)
- coordinates
Mouth	confluence with the Dargo River
- location	south of Dargo
- elevation	160 m (525 ft)
- coordinates
Length	21 km (13 mi)
National park	Alpine NP
Location of the Little Dargo River mouth in Victoria

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

Features and location

The Little Dargo River rises below the Gow Plain, part of the Great Dividing Range, southwest of Dinner Plain in the Alpine National Park. The river flows generally south by east, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its confluence with the Dargo River, within the Shepherd Creek Reference Area, in the Alpine Shire. The river descends 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) over its 21-kilometre (13 mi) course.

Etymology

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

See also

• Harrisons Cut gold diversion
• List of rivers in Australia