The River Leven is a
perennial river for most of its length, located in the
north-western region of
Tasmania, Australia. It was named by the
Van Diemen's Land Company after the River Leven in Scotland.
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Location and features
The river rises in the Vale of Belvoir Conservation Area
A vale is a type of valley.
Vale may also refer to:
Places Georgia
* Vale, Georgia, a town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region
Norway
* Våle, a historic municipality
Portugal
* Vale (Santa Maria da Feira), a former civil parish in the municipa ...
near Cradle Mountain, passes through Leven Canyon
Leven Canyon is a tourist destination on the River Leven (Tasmania). It is located from Ulverstone in Tasmania.
The river runs through limestone cliffs carved through the Loongana Range, down to Bass Strait.
Tourism
The canyon is a little-kn ...
, and flows generally north into Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct waterwa ...
at Ulverstone. The river descends over its course
Course may refer to:
Directions or navigation
* Course (navigation), the path of travel
* Course (orienteering), a series of control points visited by orienteers during a competition, marked with red/white flags in the terrain, and corresponding ...
.
See also
* List of rivers of Tasmania
Notes
References
Leven
North West Tasmania
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