Forth River (Bass Strait)

Forth River
Forth River near Forth
Data
location	Tasmania ( Australia )
River system	Forth River
Drain over	Forth River → Bass Strait
source	Mount Pelion West ( Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park ) 41 ° 50 ′ 22 ″  S , 145 ° 58 ′ 16 ″  E
Source height	1020  m
muzzle	Bass Street near Leith Coordinates: 41 ° 9 ′ 32 ″  S , 146 ° 15 ′ 3 ″  E 41 ° 9 ′ 32 ″  S , 146 ° 15 ′ 3 ″  E
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	1020 m
Bottom slope	9.9 ‰
length	103 km
Catchment area	1126 km²
Left tributaries	Hartnett Rivulet, Hansons River , Dove River , Bull Creek, Forth Falls Creek, Wilmot River
Reservoirs flowed through	Lake Cethena , Lake Barrington , Lake Paloona
Small towns	Forth, Leith
Communities	Lorinna

The River Forth is a river in the northwest of the Australian state of Tasmania .

geography

River course

The river has its source on the northern slopes of Mount Pelion West in the center of the Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park . From there it flows to the north-northeast and flows into the Bass Strait near the small town of Leith , around nine kilometers west of Devonport .

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Hartnett Rivulet - 360 m
• Hansons River - 271 m
• Dove River - 222 m
• Bull Creek - 222 m
• Forth Falls Creek - 124 m
• Wilmot River - 37 m

Reservoirs flowed through

• Lake Cethena - 222 m
• Lake Barrington - 178 m
• Lake Paloona - 66 m

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Map of River Forth, TAS . Bonzle.com
2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 60