Araluen Creek, a partly perennial stream of the Moruya River catchment, is located in the Southern Tablelands and South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.

The river flows generally south southeast, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Deua River in remote country south of the Monga National Park.

[2] At the time of European settlement Araluen was described as a broad alluvial valley with many natural billabongs covered with water lilies.

As with most river and creek valleys in south-eastern Australia, the natural landscape of Araluen Creek and its valley were completely destroyed by rampant and extremely destructive alluvial gold mining in the latter half of the 19th century, exacerbated by extensive gold dredging in the early 20th century.

Nevertheless, the Deua River supports valuable populations of the threatened Australian grayling and several other native freshwater fish species.