Mackintosh | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Tasmania |
Region | West Coast |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | West Coast Range |
Source confluence | Mackintosh Creek and Fury River |
• location | below Mount Remus |
• coordinates | 41°37′47″S 145°46′10″E / 41.62972°S 145.76944°E |
• elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
Mouth | Pieman River |
• location | below Tullah |
• coordinates | 41°44′00″S 145°36′38″E / 41.73333°S 145.61056°E |
• elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Pieman River catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Sophia River |
• right | Southwell River |
Reservoir | Lake 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]