Boyd River (Tasmania)

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Boyd
River
Country Australia
State Tasmania
Regions Western, South Western
Part of Gordon River catchment
Source Sentinel Range
 - location below Mount Wedge
 - elevation 786 m (2,579 ft)
 - coordinates 42°50′52″S 146°18′17″E / 42.84778°S 146.30472°E / -42.84778; 146.30472
Mouth Wedge River
 - location Lake Gordon
 - elevation 295 m (968 ft)
 - coordinates 42°46′56″S 146°13′34″E / 42.78222°S 146.22611°E / -42.78222; 146.22611Coordinates: 42°46′56″S 146°13′34″E / 42.78222°S 146.22611°E / -42.78222; 146.22611
Length 25 km (16 mi)
Reservoir Lake Gordon
National park Southwest National Park
Location of the Boyd River mouth
in Tasmania
[1]

The Boyd River, part of the Gordon River catchment, is a perennial river located in the western and south western regions of Tasmania, Australia.

Course and features

The Boyd River rises in the Sentinel Range below Mount Wedge and flows generally north and reaches its confluence with the Wedge River within the now=flooded Lake Gordon. The river descends 491 metres (1,611 ft) over its 25-kilometre (16 mi) course.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Boyd River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.satelliteview.co/?lid=2174326_AU_HSTM_06&place=Boyd-River-Australia
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