Mitta Mitta River

Mitta Mitta
Mitta Mitta River, downstream from Dartmouth Dam, 2007
Location of the Mitta Mitta River mouth at Lake Hume in Victoria
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 / -36.98944; 147.51139
• 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 / -36.11694; 147.04167
• 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	Dartmouth (465 m (1,526 ft)) Banimboola (309 m (1,014 ft)) Hume (180 m (591 ft))
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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]