Cygnet River (Swan River)

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Cygnet River
Data
location Tasmania ( Australia )
River system Swan River
Drain over Swan River  → Tasman Sea
source Cygnet River Forest Reserve
41 ° 57 ′ 5 ″  S , 147 ° 54 ′ 46 ″  E
Source height 408  m
muzzle Swan River south of Cranbrook Coordinates: 42 ° 1 ′ 58 "  S , 148 ° 4 ′ 14"  E 42 ° 1 ′ 58 "  S , 148 ° 4 ′ 14"  E
Mouth height 11  m
Height difference 397 m
Bottom slope 15 ‰
length 26.6 km
Left tributaries Cygnet Creek
Right tributaries Brushy River

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

geography

River course

The river has its source in the Cygnet River Forest Reserve , approximately 81 km southeast of Launceston . Shortly after its source, it falls over the Meetus Falls . From there, the Cygnet River first flows east to the eastern border of the state reserve and then turns its course to the southeast. Approx. 3 km south of Cranbrook it flows into the Swan River .

Tributaries with mouth heights

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Map of Cygnet River, TAS . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . Pp. 59 + 61