Back River (Sand River)

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Back River
Data
location Tasmania ( Australia )
River system Prosser River
Drain over Sand River  → Prosser River  → Tasman Sea
source Stonehurst Sugarloaf (Buckland Military Training Area)
42 ° 31 ′ 5 ″  S , 147 ° 49 ′ 6 ″  E
Source height 368  m
muzzle Sand River between Buckland and Orford Coordinates: 42 ° 35 ′ 10 "  S , 147 ° 46 ′ 36"  E 42 ° 35 ′ 10 "  S , 147 ° 46 ′ 36"  E
Mouth height 50  m
Height difference 318 m
Bottom slope 31 ‰
length 10.4 km

The Back River is a river in the east of the Australian state of Tasmania .

geography

The river has its source on the northeast slopes of Stonehurst Sugarloaf in the Buckland Military Training Area , about 58 kilometers northeast of Hobart . From there it flows through unpopulated land first to the southwest around the mountain and then to the south. About six kilometers west of Buckland , on the Tasman Highway (A3), it flows into the Sand River , only about 100 meters before it flows into the Prosser River .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Map of Back River, TAS . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 59