Little Dargo
Location of the Little Dargo River mouth in Victoria
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
LGA	Alpine Shire
Physical characteristics
Source	Gow Plain, Great Dividing Range
• location	west of Dinner Plain
• coordinates	37°15′10″S 147°15′58″E / 37.25278°S 147.26611°E / -37.25278; 147.26611
• elevation	1,560 m (5,120 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Dargo River
• location	south of Dargo
• coordinates	37°15′10″S 147°15′57″E / 37.25278°S 147.26583°E / -37.25278; 147.26583
• elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Length	21 km (13 mi)
Basin features
River system	Mitchell River catchment
Tributaries
• right	Jones Creek (Victoria)
National park	Alpine NP
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The Little Dargo River is a perennial river^[2] of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Features and location

The Little Dargo River rises below the Gow Plain, part of the Great Dividing Range, southwest of Dinner Plain in the Alpine National Park. The river flows generally south by east, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its confluence with the Dargo River, within the Shepherd Creek Reference Area, in the Alpine Shire. The river descends 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) over its 21-kilometre (13 mi) course.^[3]

Etymology

In the Aboriginal Dhudhuroa and Waywurru languages, the name dargo means "to have patience" or "to wait".^[1]