Little River (Cathedral Range) Explained

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Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Australia Victoria
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Little River mouth in Victoria
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Victoria
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Northern Country/North Central
Subdivision Type5:LGA
Subdivision Name5:Murrindindi
Length:22km (14miles)
Source1:Cathedral Range, Great Dividing Range
Source1 Location:below The Knobs
Source1 Coordinates:-37.4522°N 145.8394°W
Source1 Elevation:1340m (4,400feet)
Mouth:confluence with the Acheron River
Mouth Location:at
Mouth Coordinates:-37.3222°N 145.7111°W
Mouth Elevation:208m (682feet)
River System:Goulburn Broken catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
Custom Label:State park
Custom Data:Cathedral Range State Park
Extra:[1]

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 .

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 over its 22km (14miles) course.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Little River, VIC. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 5 August 2014.