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.
Little Goolengook | |
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Etymology | Aboriginal Bidawal[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | South East Corner (IBRA), East Gippsland |
LGA | Shire of East Gippsland |
Locality | Goolengook |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Bee Tree Hill |
• location | Errinundra National Park |
• elevation | 726 m (2,382 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Goolengook River |
• location | northwest of Cann River |
• coordinates | 37°28′22″S 148°50′11″E / 37.47278°S 148.83639°E |
• elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Bemm River catchment |
National park | Errinundra NP |
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Course and features
editLittle 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 Cann River in the Shire of East Gippsland. The river descends 506 metres (1,660 ft) over its 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) course.[3]
The Little Goolengook River sub-catchment area is managed by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Goolengook River: 16541". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ "Little Goolengook River: 19641". Vicnames. Government of Victoria. 2 May 1966. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Map of Little Goolengook River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
External links
edit- "Bemm River sub-catchment". East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria.
- "Bemm River - Catchment Map" (map). East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. Government of Victoria.
- "Errinundra National Park: Park notes" (PDF). Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (2013). East Gippsland regional catchment strategy 2013 -2019 (PDF). Bairnsdale: East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. ISBN 978-0-9758164-6-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.