Tamar River

kanamaluka / River Tamar
kanamaluka / River Tamar from Brady's lookout, near Exeter
Course of kanamaluka / River Tamar
EtymologyRiver Tamar
Native namekanamaluka
Location
CountryAustralia
RegionTasmania, Northern Tasmania
CityLaunceston
Physical characteristics
Source confluenceSouth and North Esk Rivers
 • locationLaunceston
 • coordinates41°26′4″S 147°7′38″E / 41.43444°S 147.12722°E / -41.43444; 147.12722
MouthPort Dalrymple, Bass Strait
 • location
Low Head
 • coordinates
41°3′19″S 146°46′28″E / 41.05528°S 146.77444°E / -41.05528; 146.77444
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length70 km (43 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSupply River
State reserveTamar Conservation Area
[1]

The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar,[2] is a 70-kilometre (43-mile) estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being called a river, the waterway is a brackish and tidal estuary over its entire length.

  1. ^ "Map of Tamar River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Survey Co-ordination (21403)" (PDF). Tasmanian Government Gazette. 5 February 2014. p. 155. Retrieved 3 January 2020.