Snowy River (Elizabeth River)

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Snowy River
Data
location Tasmania ( Australia )
River system Tamar River
Drain over Elizabeth River  → Macquarie River  → South Esk River  → Tamar River  → Bass Strait
source Snow Hill
41 ° 54 ′ 20 ″  S , 147 ° 50 ′ 2 ″  E
Source height 930  m
confluence Elizabeth River in Lake Leake Coordinates: 42 ° 0 ′ 38 "  S , 147 ° 49 ′ 44"  E 42 ° 0 ′ 38 "  S , 147 ° 49 ′ 44"  E
Mouth height 573  m
Height difference 357 m
Bottom slope 29 ‰
length 12.3 km
Flowing lakes Lake Leake

The Snowy River is a river in the center of the Australian state of Tasmania .

geography

River course

The river has its source on the northern slopes of Snow Hill , about 75 km southeast of Launceston . First it flows around the mountain for 2 km to the west and then turns south. In Lake Leake it forms the Elizabeth River together with small streams and rivulets .

Flowing lakes

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Map of Snowy River, TAS . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . Pp. 59 + 61