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Big
Big
	Mouth of the Big River in Victoria
Location
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland
Local government area	Shire of East Gippsland
Physical characteristics
Source	Bee Tree Hill
• location	Errinundra National Park
• elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Brodribb River
• location	near Malinns
• coordinates	37°26′23″S 148°40′53″E / 37.43972°S 148.68139°E
• elevation	207 m (679 ft)
Length	10 km (6.2 mi)
Basin features
River system	Snowy River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Saint Patricks River
National park	Errinundra NP

The Big River is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Course and features

The Big River rises below Big Tree Hill within the Errinundra National Park, and flows generally westerly, joined by the Saint Patricks River, before reaching its confluence with the Brodribb River, in remote country southwest of the locality of Malinns in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends 101 metres (331 ft) over its 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) course.^[2]

The catchment area of the river is administered by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

References

^ "Big River: 10668". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Map of Big River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2014.