West Swan River (Tasmania)

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West Swan River
Data
location Tasmania ( Australia )
River system Swan River
Drain over Swan River  → Tasman Sea
source Snow Hill (Snow Hill Forest Reserve)
41 ° 54 ′ 9 ″  S , 147 ° 50 ′ 31 ″  E
Source height 914  m
muzzle Swan River at Waters Meeting Coordinates: 41 ° 55 ′ 41 ″  S , 148 ° 4 ′ 43 ″  E 41 ° 55 ′ 41 ″  S , 148 ° 4 ′ 43 ″  E
Mouth height 55  m
Height difference 859 m
Bottom slope 31 ‰
length 27.8 km
Right tributaries Jam Creek, Gamble Creek
Communities Waters Meeting

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

geography

River course

The river has its source on the northeast slopes of Snow Hill in the forest reserve of the same name, about 78 km southeast of Launceston . From there it flows eastwards and flows into the Swan River at Waters Meeting .

Tributaries with mouth heights

  • Jam Creek - 377 m
  • Gamble Creek - 70 m

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d Map of West Swan 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