Jordan River (Tasmania)

Jordan
(kuta linah)
Jordan River as it flows under the Jordan River Bridge, on the East Derwent Highway
Jordan River (Tasmania) is located in Tasmania
Jordan River (Tasmania)
Location of the Jordan River mouth in Tasmania
Location
CountryAustralia
StateTasmania
RegionMidlands
SettlementsPontville, Brighton
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Tiberias, Tasmania
 • locationbelow Mount Anstey
 • coordinates42°24′52″S 147°20′2″E / 42.41444°S 147.33389°E / -42.41444; 147.33389
 • elevation382 m (1,253 ft)
MouthRiver Derwent
 • location
near Gagebrook
 • coordinates
42°45′44″S 147°15′32″E / 42.76222°S 147.25889°E / -42.76222; 147.25889
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length111 km (69 mi)
Basin features
River systemRiver Derwent catchment
[1]

The Jordan River (Aboriginal: kuta linah)[2] is a perennial river located in the Midlands region of Tasmania, Australia.

  1. ^ "Map of Jordan River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ Milligan, Joseph (1858). "On the dialects and languages of the Aboriginal Tribes of Tasmania, and on their manners and customs" (PDF). Papers of the Royal Society of Tasmania: 271.