Little River (Greater Geelong)
River in Victoria, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
River in Victoria, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Little River[1] Worrin-yaloke | |
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Native name | Diabagnorite (Wathawurrung) |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Greater Metropolitan Melbourne |
LGA | City of Greater Geelong, City of Wyndham |
Town | Little River |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Brisbane Ranges |
• location | Staughton Vale |
• coordinates | 37°49′35″S 144°16′57″E |
• elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
Mouth | Port Phillip |
• location | north of Beacon Point |
• coordinates | 38°0′20″S 144°45′42″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 49 km (30 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Port Phillip & Westernport catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Balliang Creek |
• right | Stony Creek (Greater Geelong), Reilly Creek |
[1][2] |
The Little River rises in the Brisbane Ranges, near Staughton Vale 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 176 metres (577 ft) over its 49 kilometres (30 mi) course.[2]
The traditional Aboriginal name of the river is Diabagnorite or Worrin-yaloke.[4][5]
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