Dargo River

Not to be confused with Little Dargo River.

Dargo
River
Name origin: Aboriginal (Dhudhuroa/Waywurru): to have patience, to wait
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Regions	Australian Alps (IBRA), South East Corner (IBRA), Victorian Alps, East Gippsland
Local government areas	Wellington, East Gippsland
Part of	Mitchell River catchment
Tributaries
- left	Budwuid Creek
- right	Shepherds Creek, Little Dargo River, Eighteen Mile Creek (Victoria), Two Mile Creek
Town	Dargo
Source	Mount Higginbotham, Great Dividing Range
- location	west of Dinner Plain
- elevation	1,260 m (4,134 ft)
- coordinates
Mouth	confluence with the Wonnangatta River
- location	south of Dargo
- elevation	160 m (525 ft)
- coordinates
Length	108 km (67 mi)
National park	Alpine NP
Location of the Dargo River mouth in Victoria

The Dargo River is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, located in the Alpine and East Gippsland regions of the Australian state of Victoria.

Features and location

The Dargo River rises below Mount Higginbotham, part of the Great Dividing Range, west of Dinner Plain and south of the Great Alpine Road in the Alpine National Park. The river flows generally south by east, then west, then generally south in a highly meandering course, joined by five tributaries including the Little Dargo River, before reaching its confluence with the Wonnangatta River, south of Dargo and north of the Mitchell River National Park, in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) over its 108-kilometre (67 mi) course.

Etymology

In the Australian Aboriginal Dhudhuroa and Waywurru languages, the name dargo means "to have patience" or "to wait".

See also

• Harrisons Cut gold diversion
• List of rivers in Australia