St. Pauls River

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St. Pauls River
Data
location Tasmania ( Australia )
River system Tamar River
Drain over South Esk River  → Tamar River  → Bass Strait
source Fingal Tier (northwest of Douglas Apsley National Park )
41 ° 38 ′ 51 ″  S , 148 ° 7 ′ 47 ″  E
Source height 573  m
muzzle South Esk River in Avoca Coordinates: 41 ° 46 ′ 51 "  S , 147 ° 42 ′ 51"  E 41 ° 46 ′ 51 "  S , 147 ° 42 ′ 51"  E
Mouth height 192  m
Height difference 381 m
Bottom slope 7 ‰
length 54.4 km
Left tributaries Dukes River , Hop Pole Creek, Snow Creek, Brushy Hill Rivulet, Butler Creek
Right tributaries Lucks Creek, Dry Bed Creek
Small towns Royal George, Avoca

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

geography

River course

The river rises on the eastern slopes of the Fingal Tier northwest of the Douglas-Apsley National Park , about 82 km east-southeast of Launceston . From there it flows first southwest to Mount Henry and then west to the small town of Avoca , where it flows into the South Esk River .

Tributaries with mouth heights

  • Dukes River - 447 m
  • Lucks Creek - 269 m
  • Dry Bed Creek - 265 m
  • Hop Pole Creek - 244 m
  • Snow Creek - 211 m
  • Brushy Hill Rivulet - 207 m
  • Butler Creek - 203 m

Individual evidence

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