Highest flows are in October and are attributable to the spring snow melt.

Upstream of Dartmouth Dam, the river flows swiftly through near-pristine forest.

Below the dam, it travels more sedately through flatter, cleared farming country.

The original junction of the Mitta Mitta River with the Murray River is now submerged beneath the waters of Lake Hume for a large part of the time.

The river is also frequented by recreational kayakers as a single or multi day trip with a grade between II and IV.