Rivers of Tasmania

This page discusses the rivers and hydrography of the state of Tasmania, Australia.

In the geography 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:
 * 1) In the south, the Derwent flows from the Central Highlands past Hobart, to the sea at Storm Bay;
 * 2) In the west, the Gordon River takes the waters of Lake Gordon and Lake Pedder and is joined by the Franklin River before flowing into Macquarie Harbour;
 * 3) 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; and
 * 4) 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 wild 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

 * Gordon River

West coast region

 * Arthur River
 * Pieman River

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

D'Entrecasteaux (Derwent) sub-catchment

 * Tasman Sea
 * D'Entrecasteaux Channel
 * North West Bay
 * Browns
 * Derwent
 * Hobart
 * Jordan
 * Lachlan
 * Plenty
 * Puzzle
 * Back
 * Styx
 * Styx (South)
 * Tyenna
 * Humboldt
 * Clyde
 * Jones
 * Ouse
 * Shannon
 * James
 * Dee
 * Broad
 * Davis
 * Repluse
 * Florentine
 * Florentine (Little)
 * Nive
 * Clarence
 * Pine
 * Pine (Little)
 * Little
 * Counsel
 * Navarre
 * Navarre (Little)
 * Travellers Rest
 * Narcissus
 * Cuvier

D'Entrecasteaux (Huon) sub-catchment

 * Tasman Sea
 * D'Entrecasteaux Channel
 * Carlton
 * Huon
 * Crookes Rivulet
 * Kermandie
 * Mountain
 * Little Denison
 * Russell
 * Arve
 * Weld
 * Snake
 * Picton
 * Roberts
 * Cracroft
 * Cracroft (South)
 * Anne
 * Ringarooma
 * Wyniford
 * Weld
 * Frome
 * Cascade
 * Dorset
 * New
 * Maurice
 * Maurice (South)

Rivers with no defined sub-catchment

 * Tasman Sea
 * Ansons
 * Last
 * Apsley
 * Buxton
 * Catamaran
 * Coal
 * D'Entrecasteaux
 * Douglas
 * Esperance
 * George
 * Groom
 * Ransom
 * George (North)
 * George (South)
 * Lune
 * Meredith
 * North West Bay
 * Prosser
 * Sand
 * Back
 * Bluff
 * Scamander
 * Avenue
 * Snug
 * Stony
 * Swan
 * Wye
 * Cygnet
 * Brushy
 * Swan (West)
 * Swanport (Little)
 * Welcome
 * Harcus

GordonFranklin sub-catchment

 * Southern Ocean
 * Gordon
 * Spence
 * Franklin
 * Jane
 * Acheron
 * Andrew
 * Wright
 * Looker
 * Loddon
 * Adelaide
 * Loddon (South)
 * Lucan
 * Collingwood
 * Patons
 * Balaclava
 * Inkerman
 * Alma
 * Surprise
 * Sprent
 * Percy
 * Olga
 * Denison
 * Maxwell
 * Firths
 * Smith
 * Orange
 * Albert
 * Serpentine
 * Adams
 * Holley
 * Pokana
 * Wedge
 * Boyd
 * Boyes
 * Gell

Pieman River sub-catchment

 * Southern Ocean
 * Pieman
 * Donaldson
 * Toner
 * Donaldson (Little)
 * Whyte
 * Heazlewood
 * Rocky
 * Castray
 * Savage
 * Savage (Little)
 * Owen Meredith
 * Paradise
 * Heemskirk
 * Stanley
 * Huskisson
 * Ramsay
 * Que
 * Bulgobac
 * Coldstream
 * Hatfield
 * Stitt
 * Wilson
 * Alfred
 * Harman
 * Wilson (Little)
 * Ring
 * Marionoak
 * Murchison
 * Anthony
 * Bluff
 * Achilles
 * Wallace
 * Mackintosh
 * Sophia
 * Brougham
 * Southwell
 * Fury
 * Mackintosh
 * Vale

Davey River sub-catchment

 * Southern Ocean
 * Davey
 * De Witt
 * Crossing
 * Dodds
 * Hardwood
 * Frankland (south-west)
 * Lora

Henty River sub-catchment

 * Southern Ocean
 * Henty
 * Badger
 * Yolande
 * Langdon
 * Tully
 * Tully (Little)

King River sub-catchment

 * Southern Ocean
 * King
 * Queen
 * Thomas Currie
 * Garfield
 * Princess
 * Nelson
 * Governor
 * Tofft
 * Eldon (South)
 * Eldon

Old River sub-catchment

 * Southern Ocean
 * Old
 * Collins
 * Solly
 * Watts

Wanderer River sub-catchment

 * Southern Ocean
 * Wanderer
 * Conder
 * Hales

Rivers with no defined sub-catchment

 * Southern Ocean
 * Birchs
 * Bird
 * Nora
 * Braddon
 * Clark
 * Daisy
 * Dawson
 * Giblin
 * Henty (Little)
 * Dundas
 * Hibbs
 * Interview
 * Italian
 * Lagoon
 * Lewis
 * Hudson
 * Louisa
 * Mainwaring
 * Manuka
 * Modder
 * Mulcahy
 * Nelson Bay
 * New
 * Salisbury
 * Nielson
 * Pedder
 * Pedder (North)
 * North
 * Ray
 * Rocky (Little)
 * Sorell
 * Pockacker
 * Spero
 * Pery
 * Spring
 * Tasman
 * Thornton
 * McLeod
 * Urquhart
 * Wild Wave

EskTamar catchment

 * Bass Strait
 * Tamar
 * Supply
 * Esk (South)
 * Meander
 * Liffey
 * Macquarie
 * Lake
 * Lake (Upper)
 * Isis
 * Elizabeth
 * Snowy
 * Blackman
 * Tooms
 * Nile
 * St Pauls
 * Dukes
 * Break O'Day
 * Tyne
 * Esk (North)
 * St Patricks
 * Ford

Arthur River sub-catchment

 * Bass Strait
 * Arthur
 * Frankland (north-west)
 * Horton
 * Grane
 * Lindsay
 * Leigh
 * Salmon
 * Julius
 * Rapid
 * Rapid (Little)
 * Lyons
 * Keith
 * Hellyer
 * Wey
 * Fossey
 * Wandle
 * Waratah
 * Blythe

Inglis River sub-catchment

 * Bass Strait
 * Inglis
 * Flowerdale
 * Hebe
 * Calder
 * Jessie
 * Rattler

Forth River sub-catchment

 * Bass Strait
 * Forth
 * Wilmont
 * Lea
 * Fall
 * Iris
 * Dove
 * Campbell
 * Hansons

Mersey River sub-catchment

 * Bass Strait
 * Mersey
 * Dasher
 * Minnow
 * Fisher
 * Fisher (Little)
 * Arm
 * Fish

Cam River sub-catchment

 * Bass Strait
 * Cam
 * Guide
 * Cam (East)
 * St Marys
 * St Josephs

Rivers with no defined sub-catchment

 * Bass Strait
 * Bird
 * Bird (Little)
 * Black
 * Dip
 * Boobyalla
 * Boobyalla (Little)
 * Curries
 * Detention
 * Alarm
 * Don
 * Duck
 * Roger
 * Emu
 * Old Park
 * Pet
 * Darling
 * Forester (Great)
 * Arnon
 * Forester (Little)
 * Leven
 * Gawler
 * Gawler (East)
 * Gawler (West)
 * Medway
 * Montagu
 * Musselroe (Great)
 * Musselroe (Little)
 * Pipers
 * Second
 * Pipers (Little)
 * Rubicon
 * Tomahawk