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Little River

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ441728 ↗
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Little River may refer to several places:

Australia

Streams

New South Wales

Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River

Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Hawkesbury–Nepean catchment)

Little River (Wingecarribee), source in the Wingecarribee Shire, a tributary of Burke River (Hawkesbury–Nepean catchment)

Little River (Wollondilly), source in the Wollondilly Shire, a tributary of Nattai River (Hawkesbury–Nepean catchment)

Boyd River (New South Wales), also known as Little River during the 19th century (Clarence River catchment)

Goobarragandra River, a major tributary of Tumut River, was also known as Tumut Little River and sometimes Little River (Murrumbidgee catchment)

Goodradigbee River, was also known as Little River and, until 1970, it was officially Goodradigbee (or Little) River (Murrumbidgee catchment)

Mongarlowe River, also known as Little River, during the 19th century (Shoalhaven River catchment)

Victoria

Little River (Avon, West Gippsland), in the Avon Wilderness Park

Little River (Cathedral Range), in the Cathedral Range

Little River (Greater Geelong), in the City of Greater Geelong

Little River (Moroka River, Victoria), reaches its confluence with the Moroka River in the Alpine National Park

Little River (Snowy River National Park), reaches its confluence in the Snowy River National Park

Little River (Sydenham Inlet, East Gippsland), reaches its mouth at the Sydenham Inlet

Little River (Tambo River, East Gippsland, Victoria), reaches its confluence with the Tambo River in East Gippsland

Teal Creek, formerly known as the Little River, reaches its mouth at the Mallacoota Inlet

Queensland

Little River, a tributary of the Gilbert River in Far North Queensland

Little River, a tributary of the Hodgkinson River, in Far North Queensland. (part of the Mitchell River catchment)

Tasmania

The Little River, a tributary of the Nive River (part of the River Derwent catchment)

Communities

Little River, New South Wales, a locality in the valley of the Goobarragandra River, near Tumut

Little River, Victoria, a township near Geelong

Canada

Streams

Little River (Cariboo River tributary), a river in the Cariboo region, British Columbia

Little River (Little Shuswap Lake), a short connecting waterway in British Columbia, between Shuswap Lake and Little Shuswap Lake

Little River (Vancouver Island), a stream in the Comox Valley region, in British Columbia

Little River (Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland), see List of rivers of Newfoundland and Labrador

Communities

Little River, British Columbia, in the Comox Valley area of Vancouver Island

Little River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Little River, Digby, Nova Scotia

Little River, Victoria County, Nova Scotia

Little River Harbour, Nova Scotia, in Yarmouth County

Little River, Yukon

United States

Communities

Little River, Baldwin County, Alabama

Little River County, Arkansas

Little River, California, Mendocino County

Little River (Miami), a neighborhood within the city of Miami

Little River, Kansas, Rice County

Little River, South Carolina, Horry County

Little River-Academy, Texas, Bell County

Little River, Wisconsin, Oconto County

Streams

Arkansas

Little River (St. Francis River tributary), a tributary of the St. Francis River

Little River (Red River tributary), a tributary of the Red River

California

Little River (Mendocino County), a river in Mendocino County

Little River (Humboldt County), a river in Humboldt County

Florida

Little River (Biscayne Bay), flowing into Biscayne Bay

Little River (Ochlockonee River tributary), a tributary of the Ochlockonee River

Georgia

Little River (Columbia County, Georgia), a tributary of the Savannah River

Little River (Etowah River tributary), a tributary of the Etowah River

Little River (Oconee River tributary), a tributary of the Oconee River

Little River (Withlacoochee River tributary), a tributary of the Withlacoochee River (North)

Michigan

Little River (Big Bay de Noc)

Little River (Menominee River tributary), a tributary of the Menominee River

Missouri

Little River (St. Francis River tributary), a tributary of the St.

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