Little River (Greater Geelong) Explained

Little River[1]
Name Other:Worrin-yaloke
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:Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Greater Metropolitan Melbourne
Subdivision Type4:LGA
Subdivision Name4:City of Greater Geelong, City of Wyndham
Subdivision Type5:Town
Length:49km (30miles)
Source1:Brisbane Ranges
Source1 Coordinates:-37.8264°N 144.2825°W
Source1 Elevation:176m (577feet)
Mouth:Port Phillip
Mouth Location:north of Beacon Point
Mouth Coordinates:-38.0056°N 144.7617°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
River System:Port Phillip & Westernport catchment
Tributaries Left:Balliang Creek
Tributaries Right:Stony Creek (Greater Geelong), Reilly Creek
Custom Label:National park
Extra:[2]

The Little River is a perennial stream of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the Greater Metropolitan Melbourne region of Victoria, Australia. It was also known as Cocoroc Rivulet.[3]

Course and features

The Little River rises in the Brisbane Ranges, near and flows generally east through the Werribee Plain, joined by three minor tributaries, before reaching its mouth at Port Phillip, north of Beacon Point near the boundary between the City of Greater Geelong and the City of Wyndham. The river descends over its course.[2]

Etymology

The traditional Aboriginal name of the river is Diabagnorite or Worrin-yaloke.[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Little River: 19693. Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104213326/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=19693. 4 January 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Map of Little River, VIC. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 4 January 2014.
  3. Web site: Little River. Victorian Places. 17 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Traditional Name: Diabagnorite Explanation: N/A Discussion on Current Name: Wedge 1836 in Campbell 1987: 147 . Vicnames . Clark, Ian . Heydon, Toby . Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages . 2011 . 4 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104213329/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/historicalInformation.html?method=edit&id=4240 . 4 January 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: Historical Information . Traditional Name: Worrin-yaloke Explanation: yalug = creek/river Discussion on Current Name: local clan Worrin-yaloke balug, Robinson in Clark 2000g: 219. . Vicnames . Clark, Ian . Heydon, Toby . Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages . 2011 . 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104213210/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/historicalInformation.html?method=edit&id=4241. 2014-01-04.