The Dart River, a
perennial river
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of the North-East
Murray catchment of the
Murray-Darling basin, is located in the
Alpine
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Australia
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region of
Victoria
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,
Australia
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. It flows from the northwestern slopes of the
Alpine National Park
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in the
Australian Alps
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Mitta Mitta River
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-modoen ...
within
Lake Dartmouth.
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Course
The river rises in remote state forest
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ry land within the Wabba Wilderness Park, below the Great Dividing Range
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. The river flows generally south by southwest, joined by six minor tributaries before reaching its confluence
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with the Mitta Mitta River at Lake Dartmouth, formed by the Dartmouth Dam. The river descends over its course
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.
Recreation
The river is popular for fishing
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, with abundant brown trout
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to , some rainbow trout
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to , numerous river blackfish to and a few small redfin
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and Macquarie perch
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Th ...
at some times of the year.
An area of approximately located adjacent to where the Dart River empties into Lake Dartmouth, named the Dart River Goldfields Area, is listed as an indicative area on the Register of the National Estate
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. The area is considered historically significant due to its relatively undisturbed setting of the history of gold mining
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, with many machinery relics from the 1870s.
See also
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References
External links
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North-East catchment
Rivers of Hume (region)
Alpine National Park