Patons River

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Patons River
Data
location Tasmania ( Australia )
River system Gordon River
Drain over Collingwood River  → Franklin River  → Gordon River  → Macquarie Harbor
source Rocky Hill ( Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park )
42 ° 2 ′ 59 ″  S , 145 ° 50 ′ 43 ″  E
Source height 911  m
confluence Collingwood River on Lyell Highway Coordinates: 42 ° 7 '21 "  S , 145 ° 52' 33"  E 42 ° 7 '21 "  S , 145 ° 52' 33"  E
Mouth height 404  m
Height difference 507 m
Bottom slope 52 ‰
length 9.8 km

The Patons River is a river in the southwest of the Australian state of Tasmania .

geography

The river has its source on the western slopes of Rocky Hill in the southwest corner of Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park . From there it flows south-southeast to the Lyell Highway , where it forms the Collingwood River together with the Balaclava River .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Map of Patons River, TAS . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 58