List of rivers in Tasmania

The list of rivers in Tasmania gives an overview of all rivers in the Australian state of Tasmania .

In addition to the main island of Tasmania, there are also several small, mostly uninhabited archipelagos in the region. The capital and largest city is Hobart , the second largest city is Launceston .

Rivers

Legend: L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system

Tasman Bridge over the Derwent River

Emu River

Forth River

Huon River

Inglis River , just before it meets Bass Strait

Liffey River

Meander River

Mersey River

Nive River

Pieman River

Piers on the Prosser River at Orford

South Esk River in Cataract Gorge

Styx River

Surname	L.	E.	Q	M.	F.	Remarks
Acheron River	0007.9		0457	0174	Gordon River
Achilles River	0008.8		1,170	0336	Pieman River
Adams River	0022.8		0605	0296	Gordon River	flows through Lake Gordon
Adelaide River	0013.0		0797	0383	Gordon River
Albert River	0019.4		0776	0064	Gordon River
Alfred River	0012.5		0530	0123	Pieman River
Alma River	0021.7		1,000	0358	Gordon River
Andrew River	0034.3		0663	0114	Gordon River	flows through Lake Burbury
Anne River	0019.8		0592	0158	Huon River
Anthony River	0015.8		0719	0222	Pieman River	flows through Lake Huntley (719 m above sea level), Lake Rolleston (559), Lake Plimsoll (517) and Lake Murchison (222)
Arm River	0014.1		0674	0416	Mersey River
Arthur River	0172.0		0479	0000	Arthur River	after Sir George Arthur named the 1824-1836 governor of Van Diemen's Land was
Arve River	0023.4		0917	0043	Huon River
Back River	0007.0		0207	0009	Derwent River
Back River	0010.4		0368	0050	Prosser River
Badger River	0011.3		0127	0006th	Henty River
Balaclava River	0012.1		0690	0404	Gordon River
Bluff River	0018.8		1,153	0280	Pieman River	flows from Lake Will (1,153 m above sea level)
Bluff River	0034.0		0377	0050	Prosser River
Blackman River	0042.1		0825	0187	Tamar River
Boyd River	0024.9		0786	0296	Gordon River	flows into Lake Gordon (296 m above sea level)
Boyes River	0010.5		0992	0296	Gordon River	flows into Lake Gordon (296 m above sea level)
Break O'Day River	0030.2		0260	0232	Tamar River
Broad River	0023.6		0911	0102	Derwent River	flows from Lake Seal (911 m above sea level), flows through Lake Webster  (830) and flows into Cluny Lagoon (102)
Brougham River	0013.4		0890	0219	Pieman River	flows into the Mackintosh reservoir (219 m above sea level)
Brushy River	0024.3		0765	0044	Swan River
Bulgobac River	0012.5		0706	0368	Pieman River
Calder River	0015.3		0340	0071	Inglis River
Campbell River	0019.2		1,230	0272	Forth River
Cam River	0035.7		0302	0000	Cam River
Castray River	0011		0750	0244	Pieman River
Clarence River	0021.5		0962	0546	Derwent River	flows through the Clarence Lagoon (962 m above sea level)
Clyde River	0097.3	001,120	0806	0079	Derwent River	flows through Lake Sorell (806 m above sea level), Lake Crescent (806) and Meadowbank Lake (79)
Coldstream River	0012.8		0615	0195	Pieman River
Collingwood River	0014.0		0404	0352	Gordon River
Collins River	0009.9		0210	0061	Old River
Counsel River	0015.5		0968	0403	Derwent River
Cracroft River	0030.9		0405	0127	Huon River
Crossing River	0049.0		0531	0021st	Davey River
Cuvier River	0011.6		0877	0738	Derwent River	flows through Lake Petrarch (870 m above sea level) and Lake St. Clair (738)
Cygnet River	0026.6		0408	0011	Swan River	flows through Kings Bay (0 m above sea level) and Great Swanport (0)
Darling River	0007.5		0377	0185	Emu River
Dasher River	0037.2		0535	0060	Mersey River
Davey River	0052.7		0227	0000	Davey River
Davis River	0011.7		1,170	0588	Derwent River
Dawson River
De Witt River	0013.3		0511	0018th	Davey River
Dee River	0032.8		0657	0089	Derwent River	flows from the Dee Lagoon (657 m above sea level)
Denison River	0082.1		0535	0040	Gordon River
Denison River					Lisle Creek
Derwent River	0203.1	009,832	0738	0000	Derwent River	flows through Lake St. Clair (738 m above sea level), St. Clair Lagoon (738), Lake King William (715), Wayatinah Lagoon (230), Lake Catagunya (187), Lake Repulse (150), Cluny Lagoon (102) and Meadowbank Lake (79)
Dodds River	0014.2		0643	0172	Davey River
Don River
Donaldson River	0054.0		0440	0430	Pieman River
Douglas River
Dove River	0030.6		0939	0222	Forth River	flows through the Dove Lake (938 m above sea level) and the Cethana reservoir (222)
Dukes River	0013.1		0687	0447	Tamar River
Dundas River
East Cam River	11.0		520	221	Cam River
East Gawler River	12.1		421	119	River Leven
Eldon River	21.4		991	243	King River
Elizabeth River	59.6		573	171	Tamar River	flows through Lake Leake
Emu River	52.2		548	0	Emu River	flows through the Companion reservoir (548 m above sea level)
Fall River	0010.2		0904	0688	Forth River
Firths River	0012.4		0634	0247	Gordon River
Fish River	0008.1		1.110	0480	Mersey River	flows through Lake Rowallan (480 m above sea level)
Fisher River	0029.3		1,240	0415	Mersey River	flows through Lake Mackenzie (1,114 m above sea level) and Lake Parangana  (415)
Florentine River	0065.4		0666	0187	Derwent River	flows into the Catagunya reservoir (187 m above sea level)
Flowerdale River	0055.3		0543	0016	Inglis River
Ford River	0021.3		1,490	0399	Tamar River
Forth River	0103.0	001,126	1,020	0000	Forth River	flows through Lake Cethena (222 m above sea level), Lake Barrington (178) and Lake Paloona (66)
Fossey River	0017.7		0649	0609	Arthur River
Frankland River	0040.9		0142	0023	Arthur River
Frankland River	0016.4		0502	0059	Davey River
Franklin River	0125.0		0951	0017th	Gordon River	flows through Lake Undine (705 m above sea level) and Lake Dixon (664)
Fury River	0020.5		0562	0219	Pieman River	flows into Lake Mackintosh (219 m above sea level)
Garfield River	0011.0		0553	0067	King River
Gawler River	0012.9		0119	0000	River Leven
Gell River	0021.8		0831	0509	Gordon River	flows through Lake Curly (718 m above sea level)
Gordon River	0172.0		0570	0000	Gordon River	flows through Lake Gordon (296 m above sea level)
Grane River	0009.2		0365	0224	Arthur River
Guide River	0018.6		0408	0092	Cam River	flows through the Guide Reservoir (394 m above sea level)
Hansons River	0016.5	00	1,130	0271	Forth River
Hardwood River	0026.7	00	0202	0036	Davey River
Harman River	0011.8	0	0581	0122	Pieman River
Hatfield River	0031.2	00	0749	0195	Pieman River
Heazlewood River	0033.6	00	0432	0146	Pieman River
Hebe River	0009.1	00	0494	0161	Inglis River
Heemskirk River	0015.5	00	0744	0102	Pieman River	flows into the Pieman reservoir (102 m above sea level)
Hellyer River	0060.6	00	0708	0196	Arthur River
Henry River	00	00	00	00
Henty River	0045.5	00	0264	0000	Henty River
Holley River	0021.5	00	0907	0296	Gordon River	flows into Lake Gordon (296 m above sea level)
Horton River	0038.5	00	0487	0142	Arthur River
Humboldt River	0010.3	00	0896	0288	Derwent River
Huon River	0174.0	00	0578	0000	Huon River	flows through Lake Pedder (304 m above sea level)
Huskisson River	0032.2	00	0195	0102	Pieman River	flows into Lake Pieman (102 m above sea level)
Inglis River	0062.1		0506	0000	Inglis River
Inkerman River	0013.2		1,000	0390	Gordon River
Iris River	0019.7		0807	0470	Forth River	flows through the Gairdner reservoir
Isis River	0038.3		0833	0150	Tamar River
James River	0014.3		1,149	1,157	Derwent River	flows through Pillans Lake and Lake Augusta
Jane River	0052.9		0382	0040	Gordon River
Jessie River	0008.2		0447	0333	Inglis River
Jones River	0007.7		0231	0079	Derwent River	flows through the Meadowbank Reservoir
Jordan River	0111.0		0382	0000	Derwent River
Julius River	0011.7		0256	0051	Arthur River
King River	0052.3		0243	0000	King River	flows through the Burbury Reservoir
Lachlan River	0011.8	00	0259	0002	Derwent River
Lake River	0057.9	00	0741	0142	Tamar River	flows from Woods Lake (741 m above sea level)
Langdon River	0009.4	00	0517	0207	Henty River
River Lea	0016.3	00	0816	0470	Forth River	flows from Lake Lea (816 m above sea level) and flows into Lake Gairdner (470)
Leigh River	0021.4	00	0268	0153	Arthur River
River Leven	0099.3	00	0946	0000	River Leven
Liffey River (photo)	0052.6	00	1,210	0135	Tamar River	Liffey Falls
Lindsay River	0031.1	00	0456	0142	Arthur River
Little Denison River	0012.7	00	0263	0026th	Huon River
Little Donaldson River	0032.5	00	0691	0200	Pieman River
Little Fisher River	0015.1	00	1,270	0456	Mersey River
Little Florentine River	0010.1	00	0998	0408	Derwent River
Little Navarre River	0009.8	00	1,030	0715	Derwent River	flows into Lake King William (715 m above sea level)
Little Pine River	0032.6	00	1,140	0689	Derwent River	flows through the Little Pine Lagoon (1,011 m above sea level)
Little Rapid River	00	00	00	00
Little River	0025.7	00	1,178	0780	Derwent River	flows from Lake Toorah (1,178 m above sea level) and then flows through Penah Lake (1,143), Three Arm Lake (1,115) and Lake Olive (1,009)
Little Savage River	0008.1	00	0401	0113	Pieman River
Little Tully River	0006.8	00	0324	0114	Henty River
Little Wilson River	0009.3	00	0599	0160	Pieman River
Loddon River	0019.2	00	1.010	0310	Gordon River
Looker River	0009.8	00	0321	0124	Gordon River
Lora River	0009.4	00	0802	0075	Davey River
Louisa River	00	00	00	00
Lucan River	0006.6	00	0457	0323	Gordon River
Lyons River	0029.7	00	0708	0138	Arthur River
Mackintosh Creek	0014.6	00	0562	0219	Pieman River	flows into Lake Mackintosh (219 m above sea level)
Mackintosh River	0020.0	00	0219	0190	Pieman River	flows from Lake Mackintosh (219 m above sea level) and flows into Lake Rosebery (190)
Macquarie River	0189.0	00	0606	0136	Tamar River
Marionoak River	0011.1	00	0544	0142	Pieman River
Maxwell River	0038.5	00	0421	0067	Gordon River
McLeod River	00	00	00	00
Meander River (photo)	0112.0	001,600	1,060	0134	Tamar River
Medway River	0019.0	00	0774	0564	River Leven
Mersey River (photo)	0157.0	00	0948	0000	Mersey River	flows away from Lake Meston (948 m above sea level), flows through Lake Rowallan (480) and Lake Parangana (415)
Minnow River	0027.3	00	1,130	0081	Mersey River
Mountain river	0024.5	00	0978	0009	Huon River
Murchison River	0064.2	00	0733	0190	Pieman River	flows through Lake Murchison (222 m above sea level) and flows into Lake Rosebery (190)
Narcissus River	0026.1		1,060	0738	Derwent River	flows through Lake St. Clair
Navarre River	0014.9		1,230	0715	Derwent River	flows through Lake King William
Nelson River	0012.8		0699	0230	King River	Nelson Falls ; flows through Lake Burbury
Nile River	0050.8		1,350	0159	Tamar River	flows through Lake Baker (1,349 m above sea level) and Lake Youl (1,300)
Nive River	0070.2		0968	0229	Derwent River
North Esk River	0086.2		0547	0000	Tamar River
Old Park River	0013.1		0653	0456	Emu River
Old River	0024.2		0195	0000	Old River
Olga River	0024.5		0071	0029	Gordon River
Orange River	0017.6		0392	0050	Gordon River
Ord River
Ouse River	0131.0		1,206	0079	Derwent River	flows through the Meadowbank Reservoir
Owen Meredith River	0013.1		0347	0014th	Pieman River
Paradise River	0011.2		0173	0013	Pieman River
Patons River	0009.8		0911	0404	Gordon River
Percy River	0010.9		0324	0160	Gordon River
Pet River	0015.3		0443	0096	Emu River	flows through the pet reservoir
Picton River	0057.6		0881	0074	Huon River
Pieman River	0099.3		0190	0000	Pieman River	flows through Lake Rosebery and Lake Pieman
Pine River	0027.8		1,056	0681	Derwent River	flows through Lake Antimony and Pine Tier Lagoon
Plenty River	0038.3		0837	0017th	Derwent River
Pokana River	0019.7		0680	0296	Gordon River	flows through the Gordon reservoir
Princess River	0012.3		0592	0230	King River	flows through Lake Burbury
Prosser River	0038.6		0378	0000	Prosser River
Puzzle River	0012.0		0687	0353	Derwent River
Queen River	0012.9		0164	0064	King River
Que River	0029.9		0722	0189	Pieman River
Rapid River	0050.5		0704	0063	Arthur River
Rattler River	0007.3		0560	0295	Inglis River
Repulse River	0014.5		0926	0150	Derwent River	flows through the Repulse reservoir
Ring River	0016.7		0990	0102	Pieman River	flows through Lake Pieman
Roberts River	0013.2		0823	0318	Huon River
Rocky River	0013.1		0590	0039	Pieman River
Russell River	0030.0		1.110	0023	Huon River
Salmon River	0012.5	00	0134	0024	Arthur River
Sand river	0018.0	00	0396	0049	Prosser River
Savage River	0071.7	00	0706	0013	Pieman River
Serpentine River	0026.0	00	0309	0122	Gordon River	flows from Lake Pedder (309 m above sea level)
Shannon River	0068.1	00	1,033	0264	Derwent River	flows from the Great Lake (1,033 m above sea level) and flows through the Shannon Lagoon (1,021)
Smith River	0013.4	00	0223	0035	Gordon River
Snake River	0014.0	00	0567	0197	Huon River
Snowy River	0012.3	00	0930	0573	Tamar River	flows into Lake Leake (573 m above sea level)
Solly River	0031.7	00	0595	0030th	Old River
Sophia River	0020.1	00	0408	0219	Pieman River	flows into Lake Mackintosh (219 m above sea level)
South Cracroft River	0009.8	00	0799	0262	Huon River
South Eldon River	0022.7	00	0827	0243	King River
South Esk River (photo)	0255.1	00	0810	0000	Tamar River	longest river in Tasmania ; flows through Lake Trevallyn (134 m above sea level)
South Loddon River	0011.0	00	0704	0380	Gordon River
South Styx River	0013.2	00	0834	0335	Derwent River
Southwell River	0015.3	00	0801	0219	Pieman River	flows into Lake Mackintosh (219 m above sea level)
Spence River	0020.0	00	0348	0007th	Gordon River
Sprent River	0018.7	00	0347	0018th	Gordon River
St. Josephs River	0010.7	00	0537	0227	Cam River
St. Marys River	0009.8	00	0505	0172	Cam River
St. Patricks River	0068.2	00	0925	0217	Tamar River
St. Pauls River	0054.4	00	0573	0192	Tamar River
Stanley River	0018.9	00	0456	0102	Pieman River	flows into Lake Pieman (102 m above sea level)
Stitt River	0014.0	00	0851	0102	Pieman River	flows into Lake Pieman (102 m above sea level)
Styx River (photo)	0058.5	00	1.110	0023	Derwent River
Supply River	0027.0	00	0416	0000	Tamar River
Surprise River	0010.0	00	0556	0404	Gordon River
Swan River	0057.6	00	0740	0000	Swan River	flows through the lakes Kings Bay (0 m above sea level) and Great Swanport (0)
Tamar River	0065.0	00	0000	0000	Tamar River	Strictly speaking, the Tamar River is not a river, but an estuary
Thomas Currie Rivulet	0010.2	00	0639	0062	King River
Thornton River	00	00	0	00
Tofft River	0008.5	00	0938	0230	King River	flows into Lake Burbury (230 m above sea level)
Toner River	0011.3	00	0461	0187	Pieman River
Travelers Rest River	0010.6	00	0952	0730	Derwent River	flows through the Travelers Rest Lake (950 m above sea level) and the Travelers Rest Lagoon (949)
Tully River	0027.8	00	0328	0010	Henty River
Tyenna River	0048.1	00	0833	0040	Derwent River
Tyne River	0015.8	00	0797	0302	Tamar River
Upper Lake River	0017.2		0951	0741	Tamar River	flows through Arthurs Lake (951 m above sea level) and Woods Lake (741)
Vale River	0011.2		0788	0287	Pieman River
Wallace River	0015.4	00	1,290	0342	Pieman River
Wandle River	0018.3	00	0629	0268	Arthur River
Waratah River	0009.2	00	0611	0317	Arthur River	arises from the Waratah Reservoir (611 m above sea level)
Watts River	0019.3	00	0591	0041	Old River
Weld River	0053.2	00	0868	0057	Huon River
Weld River	00	00	0	00
West Gawler River	0015.7	00	0515	0119	River Leven	flows through Lake Isandula (159 m above sea level)
West Swan River	0027.8	00	0914	0055	Swan River
Wey River	0014.5	00	0646	0491	Arthur River	arises from the Talbots Lagoon (646 m above sea level)
Whyte River	0060.1	00	0465	0013	Pieman River
Wilmot River	0040.1	00	0470	0037	Forth River	flows through Lake Gairdner (470 m above sea level)
Wilson River	0040.1	00	0688	0102	Pieman River	flows into Lake Pieman (102 m above sea level)
Wye River	0027.4	00	0617	0001	Swan River
Yolande River	0017.6		0662	0050	Henty River	flows through the Margaret reservoir

See also

→ Main article : List of rivers in Australia

• List of rivers in the Australian Capital Territory
• List of rivers in New South Wales
• List of rivers in the Northern Territory
• List of rivers in Queensland
• List of rivers in South Australia
• List of rivers in Victoria
• List of rivers in Western Australia

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