Horton River (Frankland River)
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| location | Tasmania ( Australia ) | |
| River system | Arthur River | |
| Drain over | Frankland River → Arthur River → Southern Ocean | |
| source | Mount Bertha 41 ° 18 ′ 5 ″ S , 145 ° 11 ′ 8 ″ O |
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| Source height | 487 m | |
| confluence | to the Frankland River at Balfour (Arthur Pieman Conservation Area) Coordinates: 41 ° 15 ′ 4 ″ S , 144 ° 57 ′ 26 ″ E 41 ° 15 ′ 4 ″ S , 144 ° 57 ′ 26 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 142 m | |
| Height difference | 345 m | |
| Bottom slope | 9 ‰ | |
| length | 38.5 km | |
| Left tributaries | Boulder rivulet | |
| Right tributaries | Grane River , Trias Creek, Lagunta Creek | |
The Horton River is a river in the northwest of the Australian state of Tasmania .
geography
River course
The river has its source on the western slopes of Mount Bertha . From there it flows in an S-curve to the west and forms about 4 km east of the settlement Balfour , on the eastern edge of the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area , together with the Lindsay River, the Frankland River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Boulder Rivulet - 261 m
- Grane River - 244 m
- Triassic Creek - 185 m
- Lagunta Creek - 174 m