Loddon River

The Loddon River at Bridgewater

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. 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.

There are two major reservoirs along the river, Cairn Curran and Laanecoorie.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Loddon River, Environment Victoria, https://environmentvictoria.org.au/our-campaigns/healthy-rivers/about-healthy-rivers-2/river-stories/loddon-river/, accessed 9 March 2026
  3. ↑ Loddon River System, Victorian Environmental Water Holder, https://www.vewh.vic.gov.au/healthy-waterways/northern-region/loddon-river-system, accessed 9 March 2026