Goolengook River should not be confused with Little Goolengook River.
| Goolengook | |
| Name Etymology: | Aboriginal Bidawal[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Victoria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Goolengook River in Victoria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Victoria |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland |
| Subdivision Type4: | Local government area |
| Subdivision Name4: | Shire of East Gippsland |
| Subdivision Type5: | Locality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Goolengook |
| Length: | 27km (17miles) |
| Source1: | Mount Ellery |
| Source1 Location: | Errinundra National Park |
| Source1 Elevation: | 444m (1,457feet) |
| Mouth: | confluence with the Bemm River |
| Mouth Location: | west of |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -37.5536°N 148.9139°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 90m (300feet) |
| River System: | Bemm River catchment |
| Tributaries Left: | Black Watch Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Little Goolengook River, Arte River |
| Custom Label: | National park |
| Custom Data: | Errinundra NP |
| Extra: | [2] |
The Goolengook River is a perennial river of the Bemm River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Goolengook River rises below Mount Ellery, near Ellery Camp, in remote country in the Errinundra National Park, and flows generally south by east, joined by the Little Goolengook and Arte rivers and one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Bemm River, west of the town of in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends over its 27km (17miles) course.[2]
The Goolengook River sub-catchment area is managed by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.