Dargo River
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| Dargo | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Aboriginal (Dhudhuroa/Waywurru): to have patience, to wait[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Australian Alps (IBRA), South East Corner (IBRA), Victorian Alps, East Gippsland |
| Local government areas | Wellington, East Gippsland |
| Town | Dargo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Higginbotham, Great Dividing Range |
| • location | west of Dinner Plain |
| • coordinates | 37°15′10″S 147°15′58″E / 37.25278°S 147.26611°E |
| • elevation | 1,260 m (4,130 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Wonnangatta River |
• location | south of Dargo |
• coordinates | 37°31′34″S 147°16′4″E / 37.52611°S 147.26778°E |
• elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Length | 108 km (67 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Mitchell River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Budwuid Creek |
| • right | Shepherds Creek, Little Dargo River, Eighteen Mile Creek (Victoria), Two Mile Creek |
| National park | Alpine NP |
| [2][3] | |
The Dargo River is a perennial river[2] of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine and East Gippsland regions of the Australian state of Victoria.
The Dargo River rises below Mount Higginbotham, part of the Great Dividing Range, west of Dinner Plain and south of the Great Alpine Road in the Alpine National Park. The river flows generally south by east, then west, then generally south in a highly meandering course, joined by five tributaries including the Little Dargo River, before reaching its confluence with the Wonnangatta River, south of Dargo and north of the Mitchell River National Park, in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) over its 108-kilometre (67 mi) course.[3]
