Eldon River

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Eldon
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Location of the Eldon River mouth in Tasmania
Location
Country Australia
State Tasmania
Region West Coast
Physical characteristics
Source Eldon Range
 ⁃ locationbelow Eldon Bluff
 ⁃ coordinates 41°59′15″S145°47′35″E / 41.98750°S 145.79306°E / -41.98750; 145.79306
 ⁃ elevation991 m (3,251 ft)
Mouth Confluence with the South Eldon River to form the King River
 ⁃ coordinates
 42°00′46″S145°41′36″E / 42.01278°S 145.69333°E / -42.01278; 145.69333 Coordinates: 42°00′46″S145°41′36″E / 42.01278°S 145.69333°E / -42.01278; 145.69333
 ⁃ elevation
242 m (794 ft)
Length21 km (13 mi)
Basin features
River system King River catchment
Reservoir Lake Burbury
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The Eldon River, part of the King River catchment, is a perennial river located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.

King River (Tasmania) river in Western Tasmania

The King River is a major perennial river in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.

West Coast, Tasmania region in Tasmania, Australia

The West Coast of Tasmania is the part of the state that is strongly associated with wilderness, mining and tourism, rough country and isolation. As well as that, it was an early convict settlement location in the early stages of Van Diemen's Land.

Tasmania island state of Australia

Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 km (150 mi) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated by Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands. The state has a population of around 533,308 as of March 2019. Just over forty percent of the population resides in the Greater Hobart precinct, which forms the metropolitan area of the state capital and largest city, Hobart.

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Course and features

The Eldon River rises on the slopes of the Eldon Range below Eldon Bluff, located to the east of the West Coast Range, and flows generally north, west and then south, before reaching its confluence with the South Eldon River and emptying into the King River, dammed to form Lake Burbury. The river descends 750 metres (2,460 ft) over its 21-kilometre (13 mi) course. [1]

Eldon Range mountain range

The Eldon Range is a mountain range located in the west coast region of Tasmania, Australia.

West Coast Range Mountain range in Tasmania, Australia

The West Coast Range is a mountain range located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.

Confluence Meeting of two or more bodies of flowing water

In geography, a confluence occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river ; or where two streams meet to become the source of a river of a new name ; or where two separated channels of a river rejoin at the downstream end.

The Eldon River was a reference point for early-twentieth-century tracks in the region. [2] [3]

Patsy Crawford in her book about the King River describes the explorer diary of Charles Gould, who named features in the area. [4]

Charles Gould was the first Geological Surveyor of Tasmania 1859-69.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Eldon River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "TASMANIA". Zeehan and Dundas Herald . XXIV, (258). Tasmania, Australia. 13 August 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 24 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ↑ Binks, C. J. (1989), Explorers of Western Tasmania (revised ed.), C. J. Binks, ISBN   978-0-7316-7300-1 . See index, s.v. "Eldon Range".
  4. ↑ Crawford, Patsy (2000), King: The Story of a River, Montpelier Press, pp. 42, 152–5, ISBN   978-1-876597-02-3
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