The Emu River is a
perennial river
A perennial stream is a stream that has continuous flow of surface water throughout the year in at least parts of its catchment during seasons of normal rainfall, Water Supply Paper 494. as opposed to one whose flow is intermittent. In the abs ...
for most of its length, located in the
north-western region of
Tasmania
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, nickname =
, image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdi ...
, Australia. It was named by
Henry Hellyer
Henry Hellyer (1790 – September 1832) was an English surveyor and architect who was one of the first explorers to visit the rugged interior of the north west of Tasmania, Australia and made the most comprehensive maps of the area up to that time ...
, an early explorer who saw
emu
The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus ''Dromaius''. The emu' ...
tracks in the vicinity.
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Location and features
The river rises below Companion Hill ()[Placename Nomen # for Companion Hill = 1837Q] near Saint Valentines Peak (),[Placename Nomen # for Saint Valentines Peak = 19378F] passes through Companion Reservoir,[Placename Nomen # for Companion Reservoir = 13887Q] and flows generally north into Emu Bay Emu Bay may refer to
*Emu Bay (South Australia), a bay
** Emu Bay, South Australia, a locality
** Emu Bay Shale, a geological formation associated with the above locality
* Emu Bay (Tasmanian geographic feature), on the northwest coast
** Burnie, Ta ...
at Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe ( ) is a town and civil parish in north-eastern Essex, England, approximately south-east of Colchester. Historically Wivenhoe village, on the banks of the River Colne, and Wivenhoe Cross, on the higher ground to the north, were two ...
.[ The river descends over its course.]
See also
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References
Notes
Rivers of Tasmania
North West Tasmania
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