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Serpentine River (Tasmania)

January 01, 1970

This article is about the Serpentine River in Tasmania. For other uses, see Serpentine River.

The Serpentine River is a major perennial river located in the south-west and western regions of Tasmania, Australia.

Serpentine
Location of the Serpentine River mouth in Tasmania
Location
CountryAustralia
StateTasmania
RegionSouth-west, Western
Physical characteristics
SourceWilmont Range
 • locationLake Pedder
 • coordinates42°56′S 146°7′E / 42.933°S 146.117°E / -42.933; 146.117
 • elevation313 m (1,027 ft)
MouthGordon River
 • location
Gordon Splits
 • coordinates
42°44′53″S 145°57′39″E / 42.74806°S 145.96083°E / -42.74806; 145.96083
 • elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Length26 km (16 mi)
Basin features
River systemGordon-Franklin catchment
ReservoirLake Pedder
[1]

Course and features edit

The Serpentine River is almost entirely inundated by the current Lake Pedder. Before its flooding the river rose at the northwestern corner of the original Lake Pedder and drained the eastern slopes of the Frankland and Wilmot ranges. It flows generally north by northwest, joined by one minor tributary. The river is impounded by the Serpentine Dam, one of three dams that create Lake Pedder, and then flows towards the Gordon Splits where it reaches its confluence with the Gordon River.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Map of Serpentine River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ Flanagan, Richard (1985). A terrible beauty: history of the Gordon River country. Richmond, Vic.: Greenhouse. ISBN 0-86436-001-0.

Further reading edit


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