Lune River (Tasmania)

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Lune
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Location of the Lune River mouth in Tasmania
Location
Country Australia
State Tasmania
Region South East
Physical characteristics
SourceMoonlight Ridge
  location Southwest National Park
  coordinates 43°28′15″S146°44′56″E / 43.47083°S 146.74889°E / -43.47083; 146.74889
  elevation852 m (2,795 ft)
Mouth Hastings Bay, Tasman Sea
  location
near Lune River
  coordinates
43°26′21″S146°55′18″E / 43.43917°S 146.92167°E / -43.43917; 146.92167 Coordinates: 43°26′21″S146°55′18″E / 43.43917°S 146.92167°E / -43.43917; 146.92167
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length21 km (13 mi)
Basin features
National park Southwest National Park
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The Lune River is a perennial river located in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia.

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Course and features

The river rises below Moonlight Ridge in the Southwest National Park and flows generally east, joined by four minor tributaries and past the town of the same name [2] before reaching its mouth and emptying into Hastings Bay, eventually flowing into the Tasman Sea. The river descends 855 metres (2,805 ft) over its 21-kilometre (13 mi) course. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Lune River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. Rawlings-Way, Charles; Worby, Meg; Mocatta, Gabi (2008). Tasmania. Lonely Planet. ISBN   9781741046915 . Retrieved 16 August 2013.