The Toorongo River is a
perennial river
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of the
West Gippsland
West Gippsland, a region of Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, extends from the southeastern limits of metropolitan Melbourne and Western Port Bay in the west to the Latrobe Valley in the east, and is bounded by the Strzelecki Ranges to the south ...
catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the
Australian state of
Victoria
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.
Course and features
Toorongo River rises below Cone Hill within the Mount Toorongo Range, part of the
Great Dividing Range, in remote country east northeast of . The river flows generally south, joined by one minor
tributary
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and is fed by drainage spilling over the Toorongo Falls, before reaching its
confluence with the
Latrobe River
The Latrobe River (or sometimes La Trobe or LaTrobe) is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. The Latrobe River and its associated sub-catchment is an import ...
, near the Mount Baw Baw Road, north of the locality of in the
Shire of Baw Baw
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It includes the towns of Drouin, Longwarry, Neerim South, Trafalga ...
. The river descends over its
course.
[
The Toorongo River sub-catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.
]
See also
* Rivers of Victoria
References
External links
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West Gippsland catchment
Rivers of Gippsland (region)
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