The Blythe 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 ...
located in
north-western region of
Tasmania
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, Australia.
Location and features
The river rises near
Rabbit Plain on the slopes of Mount Tor 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 ...
in
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
Heybridge, near . The river descends over its
course.
[
The local economy relies on mining and recreational fishing.]
See also
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References
Rivers of Tasmania
North West Tasmania
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