| 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.
- ^ "Dargo River: 13944: Traditional Name: Dargo". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Dargo River: 13944". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Map of Dargo River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2014.