Little River (Moroka River, Victoria)
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The Little River is a perennial river of the
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catchment, located in the
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region of the
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n state of Victoria.


Location and features

The Little River rises below Castle Hill, part of the Moroka Range within the
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, north of Avon Wilderness Park and flows generally northwest, before reaching its
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with the Moroka River in remote country south of the Moroka Gorge within the Alpine National Park in the Shire of Wellington. The river descends over its
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.


See also

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References


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* * East Gippsland catchment Rivers of Gippsland (region) Victorian Alps {{VictoriaAU-river-stub