In the geography of Tasmania, the state is covered with a network of rivers and lake systems. As an island, all rivers eventually empty into the waters that surround Tasmania. There are four main river systems:[1]
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This page discusses the rivers and hydrography of the state of Tasmania Australia In the geography of Tasmania the state is covered with a network of rivers and lake systems As an island all rivers eventually empty into the waters that surround Tasmania There are four main river systems 1 In the south the Derwent flows from the Central Highlands past Hobart to the sea at Storm Bay In the west the Gordon River takes the waters of Lake Gordon and Lake Pedder and is joined by the Franklin River before flowing into Macquarie Harbour Flowing eastwards and to the south the Huon River has its headwaters at Scotts Peak Dam on Lake Pedder and reaches the sea in D Entrecasteaux Channel and Flowing from the north east the South Esk the state s longest river joins the North Esk at Launceston to create the Tamar Compared to the rest of Australia 2 Tasmania has a very high proportion of wild or undisturbed rivers 3 4 Contents 1 Catchment areas 1 1 South west region 1 2 West coast region 2 Major rivers 3 River topography 3 1 Rivers that flow towards the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean 3 1 1 D Entrecasteaux Derwent sub catchment 3 1 2 D Entrecasteaux Huon sub catchment 3 1 3 Rivers with no defined sub catchment 3 2 Rivers that flow towards the Southern Ocean 3 2 1 Gordon Franklin sub catchment 3 2 2 Pieman River sub catchment 3 2 3 Davey River sub catchment 3 2 4 Henty River sub catchment 3 2 5 King River sub catchment 3 2 6 Old River sub catchment 3 2 7 Wanderer River sub catchment 3 2 8 Rivers with no defined sub catchment 3 3 Rivers that flow north towards Bass Strait 3 3 1 Esk Tamar catchment 3 3 2 Arthur River sub catchment 3 3 3 Inglis River sub catchment 3 3 4 Forth River sub catchment 3 3 5 Mersey River sub catchment 3 3 6 Cam River sub catchment 3 3 7 Rivers with no defined sub catchment 4 See also 5 ReferencesCatchment areas editMajor catchments of Tasmania are linked to the major rivers the most notable being the Derwent Catchments by region are South west region edit Gordon RiverWest coast region edit Arthur River Pieman RiverMajor rivers editThe following rivers are the longest river systems by length 1 Longest rivers in Tasmania by length January 2008 Order River name Length Region s km mi1 South Esk 252 157 Midlands2 Derwent 215 134 Central Highlands3 Arthur 189 117 West Coast4 Gordon 186 116 Central Highlands South west Western5 Huon 169 105 South west6 Mersey 158 98 North west7 Franklin 129 80 Central Highlands West Coast8 North Esk 97 60 Northern9 Pieman 38 24 West CoastRiver topography editRivers that flow towards the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean edit D Entrecasteaux Derwent sub catchment edit Tasman Sea D Entrecasteaux Channel North West Bay Browns Derwent Hobart Jordan Lachlan Plenty Puzzle Back Styx Styx South Tyenna Humboldt Clyde Jones Ouse Shannon James Dee Broad Davis Repluse Florentine Florentine Little Nive Clarence Pine Pine Little Little Counsel Navarre Navarre Little Travellers Rest Narcissus Cuvier D Entrecasteaux Huon sub catchment edit Tasman Sea D Entrecasteaux Channel Carlton Huon Crookes Rivulet Kermandie Mountain Little Denison Russell Arve Weld Snake Picton Roberts Cracroft Cracroft South Anne Ringarooma Wyniford Weld Frome Cascade Dorset New Maurice Maurice South Rivers with no defined sub catchment edit Tasman Sea Ansons Last Apsley Buxton Catamaran Coal D Entrecasteaux Douglas Esperance George Groom Ransom George North George South Lune Meredith North West Bay Prosser Sand Back Bluff Scamander Avenue Snug Stony Swan Wye Cygnet Brushy Swan West Swanport Little Welcome Harcus Rivers that flow towards the Southern Ocean edit Gordon Franklin sub catchment edit Southern Ocean Gordon Spence Franklin Jane Acheron Andrew Wright Looker Loddon Adelaide Loddon South Lucan Collingwood Patons Balaclava Inkerman Alma Surprise Sprent Percy Olga Denison Maxwell Firths Smith Orange Albert Serpentine Adams Holley Pokana Wedge Boyd Boyes Gell Pieman River sub catchment edit Southern Ocean Pieman Donaldson Toner Donaldson Little Whyte Heazlewood Rocky Castray Savage Savage Little Owen Meredith Paradise Heemskirk Stanley Huskisson Ramsay Que Bulgobac Coldstream Hatfield Stitt Wilson Alfred Harman Wilson Little Ring Marionoak Murchison Anthony Bluff Achilles Wallace Mackintosh Sophia Brougham Southwell Fury Mackintosh Vale Davey River sub catchment edit Southern Ocean Davey De Witt Crossing Dodds Hardwood Frankland south west LoraHenty River sub catchment edit Southern Ocean Henty Badger Yolande Langdon Tully Tully Little King River sub catchment edit Southern Ocean King Queen Thomas Currie Garfield Princess Nelson Governor Tofft Eldon South EldonOld River sub catchment edit Southern Ocean Old Collins Solly WattsWanderer River sub catchment edit Southern Ocean Wanderer Conder Hales Rivers with no defined sub catchment edit Southern Ocean Birchs Bird Nora Braddon Clark Daisy Dawson Giblin Henty Little Dundas Hibbs Interview Italian Lagoon Lewis Hudson Louisa Mainwaring Manuka Modder Mulcahy Nelson Bay New Salisbury Nielson Pedder Pedder North North Ray Rocky Little Sorell Pockacker Spero Pery Spring Tasman Thornton McLeod Urquhart Wild Wave Rivers that flow north towards Bass Strait edit Esk Tamar catchment edit Bass Strait Tamar Supply Esk South Meander Liffey Macquarie Lake Lake Upper Isis Elizabeth Snowy Blackman Tooms Nile St Pauls Dukes Break O Day Tyne Esk North St Patricks Ford Arthur River sub catchment edit Bass Strait Arthur Frankland north west Horton Grane Lindsay Leigh Salmon Julius Rapid Rapid Little Lyons Keith Hellyer Wey Fossey Wandle Waratah BlytheInglis River sub catchment edit Bass Strait Inglis Flowerdale Hebe Calder Jessie Rattler Forth River sub catchment edit Bass Strait Forth Wilmont Lea Fall Iris Dove Campbell HansonsMersey River sub catchment edit Bass Strait Mersey Dasher Minnow Fisher Fisher Little Arm FishCam River sub catchment edit Bass Strait Cam Guide Cam East St Marys St Josephs Rivers with no defined sub catchment edit Bass Strait Bird Bird Little Black Dip Boobyalla Boobyalla Little Curries Detention Alarm Don Duck Roger Emu Old Park Pet Darling Forester Great Arnon Forester Little Leven Gawler Gawler East Gawler West Medway Montagu Musselroe Great Musselroe Little Pipers Second Pipers Little Rubicon TomahawkSee also edit nbsp Water portal nbsp Australia portal List of rivers of TasmaniaReferences edit a b 1384 6 Statistics Tasmania 2008 Bureau of Statistics Australian Government 3 January 2008 Retrieved 18 June 2016 Identified Natural Rivers National Map Australia s Natural Lands and Rivers Department of the Environment Australian Government Retrieved 18 June 2016 Identified Natural Rivers Tasmania Map Australia s Natural Lands and Rivers Department of the Environment Australian Government Retrieved 18 June 2016 Undisturbed rivers Tasmania Map Australian Heritage Commission Department of the Environment Australian Government Department of Primary Industries Water and Energy and Forest Tasmania Tasmanian Government Retrieved 18 June 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rivers of Tasmania amp oldid 1186959917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
