Little River (Avon, West Gippsland) Explained

Little
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Australia Victoria
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of the Little River in Victoria
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Victoria
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Victorian Alps (IBRA), West Gippsland
Subdivision Type5:LGA
Subdivision Name5:Wellington
Length:7km (04miles)
Source1:Great Dividing Range
Source1 Location:Avon Wilderness Park
Source1 Coordinates:-37.6928°N 146.8256°W
Source1 Elevation:869m (2,851feet)
Mouth:Ben Cruachan Creek
Mouth Coordinates:-37.7236°N 146.7944°W
Mouth Elevation:224m (735feet)
River System:West Gippsland catchment
Custom Label:National park
Custom Data:Avon Wilderness Park, Alpine NP
Extra:[1] [2]

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

Location and features

The Little River rises in remote country in the southern portion of the Avon Wilderness Park, south of Mount Hump, part of the Great Dividing Range within the Alpine National Park. The river flows generally southwest, then northwest, then southwest, then south, before reaching its confluence with the Ben Cruachan Creek within the Shire of Wellington. The Ben Cruachan Creek flows into the Avon River. Little River descends over its 7km (04miles) course.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Little River: 19692. Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. 8 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140307114625/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=19692. 7 March 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Map of Little River, VIC. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 7 March 2014.