Lune River (Tasmania)

This article is about the river in Tasmania. For the settlement in Tasmania, see Lune River, Tasmania. For other rivers named Lune, see Lune.
Lune
River
Country Australia
State Tasmania
Region South East
Source Moonlight Ridge
 - location Southwest National Park
 - elevation 852 m (2,795 ft)
 - coordinates 43°28′15″S 146°44′56″E / 43.47083°S 146.74889°E / -43.47083; 146.74889
Mouth Hastings Bay, Tasman Sea
 - location near Lune River
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 43°26′21″S 146°55′18″E / 43.43917°S 146.92167°E / -43.43917; 146.92167Coordinates: 43°26′21″S 146°55′18″E / 43.43917°S 146.92167°E / -43.43917; 146.92167
Length 21 km (13 mi)
National park Southwest National Park
Location of the Lune River mouth in Tasmania
[1]

The Lune River is a perennial river located in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia.

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]

See also

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.


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