Clyde River (Derwent River)

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Clyde River
River Clyde
Data
location Tasmania ( Australia )
River system Derwent River
Drain over Derwent River  → Tasman Sea
source Lake Sorell near Interlaken
42 ° 6 ′ 48 ″  S , 147 ° 9 ′ 56 ″  E
Source height 806  m
muzzle Derwent River in Meadowbank Lake Coordinates: 42 ° 34 ′ 52 "  S , 146 ° 48 ′ 43"  E 42 ° 34 ′ 52 "  S , 146 ° 48 ′ 43"  E
Mouth height 79  m
Height difference 727 m
Bottom slope 7.5 ‰
length 97.3 km
Catchment area 1120 km²
Left tributaries Belles Creek, Bryans Creek, Grassy Hut Rivulet, Langdons Creek, Dew Rivulet
Right tributaries Mountain Creek, Black Snake Creek, Weasel Plains Creek, Bark Hut Creek, Meadsfield Creek
Flowing lakes Lake Sorell , Lake Crescent
Reservoirs flowed through Meadowbank Lake
Small towns Bothwell , Hamilton
Communities Interlaken

The Clyde River (also River Clyde ) is a river in the center of the Australian state of Tasmania .

geography

River course

The river arises in the Interlaken settlement between the two lakes Lake Sorell and Lake Crescent . It leaves Lake Crescent to the west and flows southwest through the towns of Bothwell , where it passes under the Lake Highway (A5), and Hamilton , where it passes under the Lyell Highway (A10). A few kilometers further it flows into Meadowbank Lake and thus into the Derwent River .

The catchment area of ​​the river covers 1,120 km² and is used for agriculture.

Tributaries with mouth heights

  • Mountain Creek - 806 m
  • Belles Creek - 724 m
  • Black Snake Creek - 639 m
  • Bryan's Creek - 441 m
  • Weasel Plains Creek - 398 m
  • Bark Hut Creek - 378 m
  • Grassy Hut Rivulet - 331 m
  • Meadsfield Creek - 243 m
  • Langdons Creek - 189 m
  • Dew Rivulet - 86 m

Lakes and reservoirs flowing through

Sources and web links

Individual evidence

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