Prosser River

Prosser River
Piers at dusk on the Prosser River at Orford
Data
location	Tasmania , Australia
River system	Prosser River
Drain over	Prosser River → Tasman Sea
source	Poulters Hill (Brown Mountain Forest Reserve) 42 ° 30 ′ 37 ″  S , 147 ° 31 ′ 43 ″  E
Source height	378  m
muzzle	Prosser Bay ( Tasman Sea ) near Orford Coordinates: 42 ° 33 '11 "  S , 147 ° 52' 47"  E 42 ° 33 '11 "  S , 147 ° 52' 47"  E
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	378 m
Bottom slope	9.8 ‰
length	38.6 km
Left tributaries	Bluff River , Sand River
Right tributaries	Brushy Plains Rivulet, Tea Tree Rivulet
Small towns	Orford
Communities	Levendale, Buckland

The Prosser River is a river in the east of the Australian state of Tasmania .

geography

River course

The river has its source on the western slopes of Poulters Hill in the Brown Mountain Forest Reserve , about 42 kilometers north-northeast of Hobart . From there it flows southeast and meets the Tasman Highway (A3) at Buckland . There he turns his course east-northeast and accompanies the highway to the small town of Orford , around 56 kilometers northeast of Hobart. There it flows into Prosser Bay , a bay of the Tasman Sea .

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Brushy Plains Rivulet - 58 m
• Bluff River - 50 m
• Sand River - 49 m
• Tea Tree Rivulet - 46 m

See also

• List of rivers in Tasmania

Individual evidence

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