The Duck River is a river in the northern part of
Tasmania
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, which flows through the town of
Smithton, before discharging into
Duck Bay and then 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 ...
. An environmental report in 2003 identified high levels of
agricultural runoff
Agricultural pollution refers to biotic and abiotic byproducts of farming practices that result in contamination or degradation of the environment and surrounding ecosystems, and/or cause injury to humans and their economic interests. The pol ...
and lower than usual water flows as a significant ecological problem for the river and its catchment.
References
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Rivers of Tasmania