Mackintosh River

Mackintosh
Mackintosh River is located in Tasmania
Mackintosh River
Location of the Mackintosh River mouth in Tasmania
Location
CountryAustralia
StateTasmania
RegionWest Coast
Physical characteristics
SourceWest Coast Range
Source confluenceMackintosh Creek and Fury River
 • locationbelow Mount Remus
 • coordinates41°37′47″S 145°46′10″E / 41.62972°S 145.76944°E / -41.62972; 145.76944
 • elevation236 m (774 ft)
MouthPieman River
 • location
below Tullah
 • coordinates
41°44′00″S 145°36′38″E / 41.73333°S 145.61056°E / -41.73333; 145.61056
 • elevation
161 m (528 ft)
Length20 km (12 mi)
Basin features
River systemPieman River catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftSophia River
 • rightSouthwell River
ReservoirLake Mackintosh
[1]

The Mackintosh River, part of the Pieman River catchment, is a major perennial river located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The river was named in November 1828 by Henry Hellyer, a surveyor of the Van Diemans Land Company, in honour of Sir James Mackintosh, son of John Mackintosh of Kyllachy, Inverness-shire[2]

  1. ^ "Map of Mackintosh River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ Peter McGillivray (article) Mackintosh in Tasmania (Journal of the Clan Chattan Association, Vol. VIII - No. 3, 1985), page 162