Fossey River
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location | Tasmania ( Australia ) | |
River system | Arthur River | |
Drain over | Hellyer River → Arthur River → Southern Ocean | |
source | Mount Pearse 41 ° 28 ′ 29 ″ S , 145 ° 34 ′ 31 ″ O |
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Source height | 649 m | |
muzzle | in the Hellyer River west of Guildford Coordinates: 41 ° 26 ′ 39 " S , 145 ° 39 ′ 44" E, 41 ° 26 ′ 39 " S , 145 ° 39 ′ 44" E |
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Mouth height | 609 m | |
Height difference | 40 m | |
Bottom slope | 2.3 ‰ | |
length | 17.7 km | |
Right tributaries | Westwing Creek |
The Fossey River 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 Pearse, southeast of the small town of Waratah . It flows east and passes under the Murchison Highway . About one and a half kilometers west of the Guildford settlement it flows into the Hellyer River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Westwing Creek - 617 m