Little Goolengook River Explained

Little Goolengook River should not be confused with Goolengook River.

Little Goolengook
Name Etymology:Aboriginal Bidawal[1]
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Australia Victoria
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of the Little 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:LGA
Subdivision Name4:Shire of East Gippsland
Subdivision Type5:Locality
Subdivision Name5:Goolengook
Length:7km (04miles)
Source1:Bee Tree Hill
Source1 Location:Errinundra National Park
Source1 Elevation:726m (2,382feet)
Mouth:confluence with the Goolengook River
Mouth Location:northwest of
Mouth Coordinates:-37.4728°N 148.8364°W
Mouth Elevation:219m (719feet)
River System:Bemm River catchment
Custom Label:National park
Custom Data:Errinundra NP
Extra:[2] [3]

The Little Goolengook River is a perennial river of the Bemm River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Course and features

Little Goolengook River rises below Bee Tree Hill, in remote country in the Errinundra National Park, and flows generally south and then east, before reaching its confluence with the Goolengook River, northwest of the town of in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends over its 7km (04miles) course.[3]

The Little Goolengook River sub-catchment area is managed by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goolengook River: 16541 . Vicnames . . 2 May 1966 . 11 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111101632/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=16541 . 11 January 2014 .
  2. Web site: Little Goolengook River: 19641. Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. 11 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140111110510/https://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=19641. 11 January 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Map of Little Goolengook River, VIC. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 11 January 2014.