Frankland River (North West Tasmania)

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Frankland
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Location of the Frankland River mouth in Tasmania
Etymology George Frankland
Location
Country Australia
State Tasmania
Region North-west
Physical characteristics
Source confluence Horton and Lindsay rivers
  locationSumac Forest Reserve
  coordinates 41°15′4″S144°57′25″E / 41.25111°S 144.95694°E / -41.25111; 144.95694
  elevation164 m (538 ft)
Mouth Arthur River
  location
east of the town of Arthur River
  coordinates
41°04′29″S144°46′19″E / 41.07472°S 144.77194°E / -41.07472; 144.77194 Coordinates: 41°04′29″S144°46′19″E / 41.07472°S 144.77194°E / -41.07472; 144.77194
  elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Length41 km (25 mi)
Basin features
River system Arthur River catchment
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The Frankland River is a major perennial river located in the north-west region of Tasmania, Australia.

North West Tasmania is one of the regions of Tasmania in Australia. The region comprises the whole of the north west, including the North West Coast and the northern reaches of the West Coast. It is usually accepted as extending as far south as the Pieman River and including the Savage River National Park within the Tarkine region.

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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Location and features

Formed by the confluence of the Horton and Lindsay rivers, the Frankland River rises in the Sumac Forest Reserve and flows generally west by north. The Frankland River reaches its mouth in remote country east of the settlement of Arthur River where it empties into the Arthur River. The river descends 142 metres (466 ft) over its 41-kilometre (25 mi) course. [1]

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.

River mouth end of a river

A river mouth is the part of a river where the river debouches into another river, a lake, a reservoir, a sea, or an ocean.

Arthur River, Tasmania Town in Tasmania, Australia

Arthur River is the name of a small township on the northern part of the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Arthur River and the surrounding area had a population of 121.

The river draws its name from George Frankland, an English surveyor and Surveyor-General of Van Diemen's Land between 1827 and 1838.

George Frankland was an English surveyor and Surveyor-General of Van Diemen's Land .

Surveying The technique, profession, and science of determining the positions of points and the distances and angles between them

Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art and science of determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is called a land surveyor. These points are usually on the surface of the Earth, and they are often used to establish maps and boundaries for ownership, locations, such as building corners or the surface location of subsurface features, or other purposes required by government or civil law, such as property sales.

Surveyor General of Tasmania is a position originally created for the colony of Van Diemens Land.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Frankland River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.