The River Leven 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 abse ...
for most of its length, located in the
north-western region of
Tasmania
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, Australia. It was named by the
Van Diemen's Land Company
The Van Diemen's Land Company (also known as Van Dieman Land Company) is a farming corporation in the Australian state of Tasmania. It was founded in 1825 and received a royal charter the same year, and was granted 250,000 acres (1,000 km2) ...
after the River Leven in Scotland.
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Location and features
The river rises in the Vale of Belvoir Conservation Area near Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mountain is a locality and mountain in the Central Highlands region of the Australian state of Tasmania. The mountain is situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.
At above sea level, it is the sixth-highest mount ...
, passes through Leven Canyon, and flows generally north into Bass Strait at Ulverstone. The river descends over its course.
See also
*List of rivers of Tasmania
This is a partial list of rivers in Tasmania, Australia.
* Achilles
* Adams
* Albert
* Andrew
* Anne
* Anthony
* Apsley
* Arm
* Arthur
* Arve
* Badger
* Bird
* Black
* Blackman
* Bluff
* Blythe
* Boyd
* Boyes
* Braddon
* Break O'Day
...
Notes
References
Leven Leven may refer to:
People
* Leven (name), list of people with the name
Nobility
* Earl of Leven a title in the Peerage of Scotland
Placenames
* Leven, Fife
Leven ( gd, Inbhir Lìobhann) is a seaside town in Fife, set in the east Central ...
North West Tasmania
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