Little River (Greater Geelong)


The Little River is a perennial stream of the Port Phillip & Westernport catchment, located in the Greater Metropolitan Melbourne region of Victoria, Australia. It was also known as Cocoroc Rivulet.

Course and features

The Little River rises in the Brisbane Ranges, near and flows generally east, 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 over its course.

Etymology

The traditional Aboriginal name of the river is Diabagnorite or Worrin-yaloke.