Mountain River (Huon River)

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Mountain river
Data
location Tasmania ( Australia )
River system Huon River
Drain over Huon River  → Tasman Sea
source Mount Connection (Wellington Range)
42 ° 53 ′ 5 ″  S , 147 ° 11 ′ 24 ″  E
Source height 978  m
muzzle Huon River between Renalagh and Huonville Coordinates: 43 ° 1 '10 "  S , 147 ° 2' 6"  E 43 ° 1 '10 "  S , 147 ° 2' 6"  E
Mouth height m
Height difference 969 m
Bottom slope 40 ‰
length 24.5 km
Right tributaries Crabtree Rivulet, Bakers Creek
Medium-sized cities Huonville
Small towns Grove, Renalagh
Communities Mountain River, Crabtree, Lucaston

The Mountain River is a river in the southeast of the Australian state of Tasmania .

geography

River course

It rises on the eastern slopes of Mount Connection in the Wellington Range west of Hobart . From there it flows southwest and flows into the Huon River between Renalagh and Huonville .

Tributaries with mouth heights

  • Crabtree Rivulet - 68 m
  • Bakers Creek - 43 m

fauna

Rainbow trout can be found in the Mountain River .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e Map of Mountain River, TAS . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 56 + 59