The Little River, a minor inland
perennial river
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of the
Goulburn
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Broken catchment, part of the
Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower
South Eastern Highlands
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bioregion
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and
Northern Country/North Central regions of the
Australia
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n 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
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, 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
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with the Acheron River at Taggerty. The river descends over its
course
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.
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The river is crossed by the Maroondah Highway, near its mouth at .
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See also
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References
Goulburn Broken catchment
Rivers of Hume (region)
Tributaries of the Goulburn River
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