Mersey River (Bass Strait)

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Mersey River
The estuary of the Mersey River at Devonport

The estuary of the Mersey River at Devonport

Data
location Tasmania ( Australia )
River system Mersey River
Drain over Mersey River → Bass Strait
source Lake Meston
41 ° 54 ′ 3 ″  S , 146 ° 13 ′ 41 ″  E
Source height 948  m
muzzle Bass Street near Devonport Coordinates: 41 ° 10 ′ 3 ″  S , 146 ° 22 ′ 12 ″  E 41 ° 10 ′ 3 ″  S , 146 ° 22 ′ 12 ″  E
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 948 m
Bottom slope 6 ‰
length 157 km
Left tributaries Wurragarra Creek, Arm River , Dasher River , Redwater Creek, Caroline Creek
Right tributaries Fish River , Fisher River , Mole Creek, Lobster Rivulet, Coilers Creek, Bonneys Creek
Flowing lakes Lake Meston
Reservoirs flowed through Lake Rowallan , Lake Parangana
Big cities Devonport
Medium-sized cities Latrobe
Communities Rowallan, Liena, Kimberley, Merseylea
Ports Devonport

The Mersey River is a river in the north of the Australian state of Tasmania .

geography

River course

The river arises in Lake Meston on the southeast slopes of Mount Rogoona in the center of the Walls of Jerusalem National Park . The river leaves the lake in a south-westerly direction and then describes a three-quarter circle over west, north and east around Mount Rogoona. Then it turns north and flows through the reservoirs of Lake Rowallan and Lake Parangana . Approx. 5 km north of the settlement of Liena , the Mersey River - diverted by the Gog Range - turns its course to the east to the east end of these mountains, where it turns again to the north. From there it flows to the north-northwest and joins the Bass Strait at Devonport .

Tributaries with mouth heights

  • Wurragarra Creek - 607 m
  • Fish River - 480 m
  • Arm River - 416 m
  • Fisher River - 415 m
  • Mole Creek - 209 m
  • Lobster Rivulet - 106 m
  • Coilers Creek - 66 m
  • Dasher River - 60 m
  • Redwater Creek - 28 m
  • Caroline Creek - 10 m
  • Bonneys Creek - 8 m

Lakes and reservoirs flowing through

free time activities

White water rafting is popular on the Mersey River.

Web links

Commons : Mersey River  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

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