The Patterson River is a partly man-made urban river of the Port Phillip catchment in the Australian east coast state of Victoria, located in the outer southeastern suburbs of the Greater Melbourne region. Under the name "Patterson", it is the shortest river in Victoria at only 5 km in length, although its main stem tributary and de facto upper section, the Dand…
The Patterson River is a partly man-made urban river of the Port Phillip catchment in the Australian east coast state of Victoria, located in the outer southeastern suburbs of the Greater Melbourne region. Under the name "Patterson", it is the shortest river in Victoria at only 5 km in length, although its main stem tributary and de facto upper section, the Dandenong Creek, is over 53 km long.
Etymology: In honour of Sir James Patterson KCMG
Country: Australia
State: Victoria
Region: South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), Greater Melbourne
Local government area: City of Kingston
Source confluence: Dandenong Creek and Eumemmerring Creek
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