Tamar River (Bass Strait)

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Tamar River
Tamar River and the Wine Route in the Tamar Valley (near Exeter)

Tamar River and the Wine Route in the Tamar Valley (near Exeter)

Data
location Tasmania ( Australia )
River system Tamar River
Drain over Tamar River → Bass Strait
source Launceston
41 ° 26 ′ 5 ″  S , 147 ° 7 ′ 40 ″  E
Source height 0  m
muzzle Port Dalrymple ( Bass Street ) at Low Head Coordinates: 41 ° 4 ′ 18 ″  S , 146 ° 47 ′ 17 ″  E, 41 ° 4 ′ 18 ″  S , 146 ° 47 ′ 17 ″  E
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 0 m
Bottom slope 0 ‰
length 65 km
Left tributaries South Esk River , Corniston Creek, Muddy Creek, Stony Brook, Supply River , Anderson Creek, York Town Rivulet
Right tributaries North Esk River , Banards Creek, Lady Nelson Creek, Symons Creek, Fourteen Mile Creek
Big cities Launceston
Medium-sized cities Beaconsfield , George Town
Small towns Bell Bay
Communities Dilston, Rosevears, Gravelly Beach, Paper Beach, Robigana, Hillwood, Deviot, Sidmouth, Kayena, Rowella, Beauty Point, Iffraville, Clarence Point, Kelso, Greens Beach, Low Head
Ports George Town , Launceston
Navigable to Launceston
The river is an estuary along its entire length .

The Tamar River is a river in the north of the Australian island of Tasmania in the state of the same name, which runs through the Tamar Valley to the north.

geography

River course

It has its origin in Launceston , where the North Esk River and the South Esk River converge. It is about 65 km long and flows to the northwest. At Low Head , near George Town , it joins Bass Street .

Strictly speaking, the Tamar River is not a river, but an estuary , a transitional body of water at the mouth of a river into the open sea. Its water is salty and tidal along its entire length .

Some of the wetlands, lagoons and islands along the Tamar River are now part of the Tamar River Conservation Area and are administered by the Tasmanian Environmental Protection Agency.

Tributaries with mouth heights

  • South Esk River - 0 m
  • North Esk River - 0 m
  • Corniston Creek - 0 m
  • Banard Creek - 0 m
  • Lady Nelson Creek - 0 m
  • Symons Creek - 0 m
  • Muddy Creek - 0 m
  • Stony Brook - 0 m
  • Supply River - 0 m
  • Fourteen Mile Creek - 0 meters
  • Anderson Creek - 0 m
  • York Town Rivulet - 0 m

Origin of name

The river is named after the river Tamar of the same name , which also flows past a place called Launceston , on the border between the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England .

Web links

Commons : Tamar River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Map of River Tamar, TAS . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 55
  3. ^ Tamar River Conservation Area - Highlights. Retrieved February 17, 2010 .