Loddon River
The Loddon River, is the second longest rive in Victoria, Australia. It is 392 km (244 mi) in length and has 19 smaller rivers and creeks as tributaries. [1] The river's source is in the Great Dividing Range, west of the town of Trentham. It flows north into the Little Murray River near Swan Hill. It drops 567 m (1,860 ft) over its length. It is part of the Murray–Darling basin.
The river flows through the towns of Newstead, Bridgewater, Serpentine, Boort and Kerang.[2]
There are two major reservoirs along the river, Cairn Curran and Laanecoorie.[3]
References
- ↑ Colombi F, Holland A, Baldwin D, Lawrence S, Davies P, Rutherfurd I, Grove J, Turnbull J, Macklin M, Hil G & Silvester E 2024, ‘Legacy effects of historical gold mining on floodplains of an Australian river’, Environmental geochemistry and health, vol. 46, no. 7, p. 247, viewed 9 March 2026, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mdc&AN=38869651&site=eds-live&scope=site.
- ↑ Loddon River, Environment Victoria, https://environmentvictoria.org.au/our-campaigns/healthy-rivers/about-healthy-rivers-2/river-stories/loddon-river/, accessed 9 March 2026
- ↑ Loddon River System, Victorian Environmental Water Holder, https://www.vewh.vic.gov.au/healthy-waterways/northern-region/loddon-river-system, accessed 9 March 2026