The Dandongadale River, a perennial river[1] of the North-East Murray catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Alpine region of Victoria, Australia.

It flows from the northern slopes of the Alpine National Park in the Australian Alps, joining with the Buffalo River in remote national park territory.

[2] The Dandongadale River rises below the Cobbler Plateau, west of the Barry Mountains and to the east of Mount Buller, at an elevation exceeding 1,240 metres (4,070 ft) above sea level.

[2] Near its source, the river is impounded by the naturally forming 5-hectare (12-acre) Lake Cobbler.

[3] From the lake, the river spills over the Dandongadale Falls, the highest waterfall in Victoria, descending 255 metres (837 ft) over successive cascades in a series of significant drops, culminating in the final drop over the Cobbler Plateau.