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of the

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Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

, Australia. In the

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of Tasmania, the state is covered with a network of rivers and lake systems. As an island, all rivers eventually empty into the waters that surround Tasmania. There are four main river systems: #In the south, the Derwent flows from the Central Highlands past Hobart, to the sea at Storm Bay; #In the west, the

Gordon River The Gordon River is a major perennial river located in the central highlands, south-west, and western regions of Tasmania, Australia. Course and features The Gordon River rises below Mount Hobhouse in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers Nationa ...

takes the waters of

Lake Gordon Lake Gordon is a man-made reservoir created by the Gordon Dam, located on the upper reaches of the Gordon River in the south-west region of Tasmania, Australia. Features The reservoir was formed in the early 1970s as a result of the dam const ...

and

Lake Pedder Lake Pedder, once a glacial outwash lake, is a man-made impoundment and diversion lake located in the southwest of Tasmania, Australia. In addition to its natural catchment from the Frankland Range, the lake is formed by the 1972 damming of the ...

and is joined by the

Franklin River The Franklin River is a major perennial river located in the Central Highlands and western regions of Tasmania, Australia. The river is located in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park at the mid northern area of the Tasmanian Wilder ...

before flowing into

Macquarie Harbour Macquarie Harbour is a shallow fjord in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. It is approximately , and has an average depth of , with deeper places up to . It is navigable by shallow-draft vessels. The main channel is kept clear by th ...

; #Flowing eastwards and to the south, the Huon River has its headwaters at Scotts Peak Dam on Lake Pedder, and reaches the sea in

D'Entrecasteaux Channel The D'Entrecasteaux Channel is a body of water located between Bruny Island and the south-east of the mainland of Tasmania, Australia. The channel is the mouth for the estuaries of the Derwent and the Huon Rivers and empties into the Tasman S ...

; and #Flowing from the north-east, the South Esk, the state's longest river, joins the North Esk at Launceston to create the Tamar. Compared to the rest of Australia, Tasmania has a very high proportion of

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or undisturbed rivers.

Catchment areas

Major catchments of Tasmania are linked to the major rivers, the most notable being the Derwent. Catchments by region are:

South west region

West coast region

* Arthur River * Pieman River

Major rivers

The following rivers are the longest river systems, by length.

River topography

Rivers that flow towards the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean

D'Entrecasteaux (Derwent) sub-catchment

Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea ( Māori: ''Te Tai-o-Rēhua'', ) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about across and about from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer ...

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Nive The Nive (; eu, Errobi; oc, Niva) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. It is long. The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre. The river Nive was made famous by t ...

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D'Entrecasteaux (Huon) sub-catchment

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Arve The Arve (french: L'Arve, ) is a river in France (''département'' of Haute-Savoie), and Switzerland (canton of Geneva). A left tributary of the Rhône, it is long, of which 9 km in Switzerland. Its catchment area is , of which 80 km2 ...

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Rivers with no defined sub-catchment

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Lune Lune may refer to: Rivers *River Lune, in Lancashire and Cumbria, England *River Lune, Durham, in County Durham, England *Lune (Weser), a 43 km-long tributary of the Weser in Germany * Lune River (Tasmania), in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia P ...

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Rivers that flow towards the Southern Ocean

GordonFranklin sub-catchment

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Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...

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Pieman River sub-catchment

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Bluff Bluff or The Bluff may refer to: Places Australia * Bluff, Queensland, Australia, a town * The Bluff, Queensland (Ipswich), a rural locality in the city of Ipswich * The Bluff, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a rural locality * Bluff River (New ...

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Davey River sub-catchment

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Henty River sub-catchment

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Badger Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the family Mustelidae (which also includes the otters, wolverines, martens, minks, polecats, weasels, and ferrets). Badgers are a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united by ...

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King River sub-catchment

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Old River sub-catchment

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Wanderer River sub-catchment

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Rivers with no defined sub-catchment

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Rivers that flow north, towards Bass Strait

EskTamar catchment

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Arthur River sub-catchment

* Bass Strait **

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Inglis River sub-catchment

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Forth River sub-catchment

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Mersey River sub-catchment

* Bass Strait **

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Cam River sub-catchment

* Bass Strait **

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Rivers with no defined sub-catchment

* Bass Strait **

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Gawler Gawler is the oldest country town on the Australian mainland in the state of South Australia. It was named after the second Governor (British Vice-Regal representative) of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is about north of the ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tasmania Lists of landforms of Tasmania

Catchment areas

South west region

West coast region

Major rivers

River topography

Rivers that flow towards the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean

D'Entrecasteaux (Derwent) sub-catchment

D'Entrecasteaux (Huon) sub-catchment

Rivers with no defined sub-catchment

Rivers that flow towards the Southern Ocean

GordonFranklin sub-catchment

Pieman River sub-catchment

Davey River sub-catchment

Henty River sub-catchment

King River sub-catchment

Old River sub-catchment

Wanderer River sub-catchment

Rivers with no defined sub-catchment

Rivers that flow north, towards Bass Strait

EskTamar catchment

Arthur River sub-catchment

Inglis River sub-catchment

Forth River sub-catchment

Mersey River sub-catchment

Cam River sub-catchment

Rivers with no defined sub-catchment

See also

References