| Meander The Western River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Tasmania |
| Region | Central Highlands (Tasmania), Northern Tasmania |
| Settlements | Meander, Deloraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Western Tiers |
| • elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Mouth | South Esk River |
• location | Hadspen |
• coordinates | 41°30′29″S 147°03′12″E / 41.50806°S 147.05333°E |
• elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Length | 112 km (70 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | South Esk River |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Western Creek, Quamby Brook, Liffey River |
| Reservoirs | Lake Huntsman |
| [1][2] | |
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The Meander River is a major perennial river located in the central northern region of Tasmania, Australia. Until the founding of Westbury in the early 1820s, the river was known as The Western River.[3]
- ^ "Map of Meander, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Environmental management Goals for Tasmania Surface Waters; Meander River Catchment". Department for Primary Industries, Water and Environment. Government of Tasmania. May 2004. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ von Stieglitz, K R (1946). Then and now in old Westbury; with notes on Exton, Hagley and Carrick. Launceston: Telegraph Printery. p. 5.