Break O'Day River

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Break O'Day River
Data
location Tasmania ( Australia )
River system Tamar River
Drain over South Esk River  → Tamar River  → Bass Strait
source Break O'Day Plains (south of St. Marys)
41 ° 36 ′ 39 ″  S , 148 ° 11 ′ 9 ″  E
Source height 260  m
muzzle South Esk River north of Fingal Coordinates: 41 ° 37 ′ 4 "  S , 147 ° 58 ′ 21"  E 41 ° 37 ′ 4 "  S , 147 ° 58 ′ 21"  E
Mouth height 232  m
Height difference 28 m
Bottom slope 0.93 ‰
length 30.2 km
Left tributaries Lightwood Rivulet, Micks Creek, Ransom Creek, Cardiff Creek

The Break O'Day River is a river in the northeast of the Australian state of Tasmania .

geography

River course

The river has its source on the Break O'Day Plains , about 3 km south of St. Marys , not far from the east coast of Tasmania. From there it flows along the Esk Highway (A4) to the west and flows into the South Esk River about 2.5 km north of Fingal .

Tributaries with mouth heights

  • Lightwood Rivulet - 247 m
  • Mick's Creek - 240 m
  • Ransom Creek - 239 m
  • Cardiff Creek - 238 m

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Map of Break O'Day River, TAS . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 61