The Little Goolengook River is a
perennial river
A perennial stream is a stream that has continuous flow of surface water throughout the year in at least parts of its catchment during seasons of normal rainfall, Water Supply Paper 494. as opposed to one whose flow is intermittent. In the abse ...
of the
Bemm River catchment, located in the
East Gippsland
East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering 31,740 square kilometres (14%) of Victoria. It has a population of 80,114.
Australian Bureau of Statistics2006 Census Community Profile Series: East Gippsland (St ...
region of the
Australian state of
Victoria
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.
Course and features
Little Goolengook River rises below Bee Tree Hill, in remote country in the
Errinundra National Park
The Errinundra National Park is a national park located in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The national park is situated east of Melbourne via the Princes Highway and is centred on the Errinundra Plateau, a southwards extension of ...
, 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 Shire of East Gippsland is a local government area in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 46,818.
It includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Benambra ...
. The river descends over its
course.
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The Little Goolengook River sub-catchment area is managed by the ]East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
The Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) were established in Victoria under the ''Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994''. Originally known as Catchment and Land Protection Boards, the CMAs were changed to their present name in 1997.
Catchme ...
.
See also
* List of rivers of Australia
References
External links
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East Gippsland catchment
Rivers of Gippsland (region)
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