| Little River[1]
Worrin-yaloke
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Little River, near its source in Staughton Vale
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| Native name | Diabagnorite (Wathawurrung) |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Victorian Midlands (IBRA), Greater Metropolitan Melbourne |
| LGA | City of Greater Geelong, City of Wyndham |
| Town | Little River |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brisbane Ranges |
| • location | Staughton Vale |
| • coordinates | 37°49′35″S 144°16′57″E / 37.82639°S 144.28250°E / -37.82639; 144.28250 |
| • elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Mouth | Port Phillip |
• location | north of Beacon Point |
• coordinates | 38°0′20″S 144°45′42″E / 38.00556°S 144.76167°E / -38.00556; 144.76167 |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 49 km (30 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Port Phillip & Westernport catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Balliang Creek |
| • right | Stony Creek (Greater Geelong), Reilly Creek |
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The Little River is a perennial stream of the Port Phillip catchment, located in the Greater Metropolitan Melbourne region of Victoria, Australia. It was also known as Cocoroc Rivulet.[3]
The Little River rises in the Brisbane Ranges, near Staughton Vale and flows generally east through the Werribee Plain, joined by three minor tributaries, before reaching its mouth at Port Phillip, north of Beacon Point near the boundary between the City of Greater Geelong and the City of Wyndham. The river descends 176 metres (577 ft) over its 49 kilometres (30 mi) course.[2]
The traditional Aboriginal name of the river is DiabagnoriteorWorrin-yaloke.[4][5]
Traditional Name: Worrin-yaloke Explanation: yalug = creek/river Discussion on Current Name: local clan Worrin-yaloke balug, Robinson in Clark 2000g: 219.
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Waterways of the Melbourne Water catchment, Victoria, Australia
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| Drains | Bunyip Main Drain Wylies Drain |
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