Mitta Mitta | |
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![]() Mitta Mitta River, downstream from Dartmouth Dam, 2007 | |
Etymology | Aboriginal: from reeds called modunga[1] |
Native name | Mida-modoenga |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps |
Local government area | Towong |
Physical characteristics | |
Source confluence | Cobungra River and Big River |
• location | near Anglers Rest |
• coordinates | 36°59′22″S 147°30′41″E / 36.98944°S 147.51139°E |
• elevation | 694 m (2,277 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Murray River |
• location | Mitta Junction, Lake Hume |
• coordinates | 36°07′1″S 147°2′30″E / 36.11694°S 147.04167°E |
• elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
Length | 204 km (127 mi) |
Basin size | 10,062 km2 (3,885 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 76 m3/s (2,700 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | North-East Murray catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
Tributaries | |
• right | Dart River (Victoria) |
Reservoirs | |
[2] |
Mitta Mitta River, a perennial river and a direct tributary of the Murray River within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Alpine district of Victoria, Australia.
The name Mitta Mitta derives from the Aboriginal word mida-modoenga, meaning reeds called modunga.[1]
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