Achilles River
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| location | Tasmania ( Australia ) | |
| River system | Pieman River | |
| Drain over | Murchison River → Pieman River → Southern Ocean | |
| source | Mount Achilles ( Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park ) 41 ° 51 ′ 28 ″ S , 145 ° 57 ′ 34 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1170 m | |
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Murchison River northeast of Mount Nereus Coordinates: 41 ° 53 '8 " S , 145 ° 53' 13" E 41 ° 53 '8 " S , 145 ° 53' 13" E |
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| Mouth height | 336 m | |
| Height difference | 834 m | |
| Bottom slope | 95 ‰ | |
| length | 8.8 km | |
The Achilles River is a river in the northwest of the Australian state of Tasmania .
geography
The river has its source on the western slopes of Mount Achilles in the Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park and flows to the southwest. About five kilometers northeast of Mount Nereus , also in the national park, it flows into the Murchison River .