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The Davey River is a perennial river located in the south-west region of Tasmania, Australia.

Davey
Location of the Davey River mouth in Tasmania
Location
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South-west
Physical characteristics
Source	Frankland Range
• location	below Coronation Peak
• coordinates	42°53′27″S 145°59′40″E
• elevation	227 m (745 ft)
Mouth	Southern Ocean
• location	Port Davey
• coordinates	43°12′46″S 145°56′14″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	53 km (33 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Lora River (Tasmania), Frankland River (Southwest Tasmania), Crossing River
• right	Hardwood River, De Witt River
National park	Southwest National Park
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Course and features

The Davey River rises on the western slopes of the Frankland Range, below Coronation Peak, and flows generally south by west through the Southwest National Park, joined by ten tributaries including the Lora, Frankland, Hardwood, Crossing, and De Witt rivers. The river reaches its mouth in Payne Bay, an inner part of Port Davey, and empties out into the Southern Ocean. The river descends 228 metres (748 ft) over its 53-kilometre (33 mi) course.[1]

A section of the lower Davey River gorge is known as Hells Gates,[2][3] - providing confusion with the entry to Macquarie Harbour which has an entrance by the same name - Hells Gates.

See also

• Rivers of Tasmania

References

Further reading

• Binks, C.J. (1989). Explorers of Western Tasmania. Launceston, Tas.: Mary Fisher Bookshop. ISBN 0-7316-7300-X.
• Gee, H and Fenton, J. (Eds) (1978) The South West Book - A Tasmanian Wilderness Melbourne, Australian Conservation Foundation. ISBN 0-85802-054-8
• Neilson, D. (1975) South West Tasmania - A land of the Wild. Adelaide. Rigby. ISBN 0-85179-874-8
• Waterman, Peter (editor) (1981) Davey River catchment Sandy Bay, Tas. : Steering Committee, South West Tasmania Resources Survey. Working paper (South West Tasmania Resources Survey) ; no. 20. ISBN 0-7246-1009-X

External links

• Palaeozoic Rocks of the Davey River, South-West Tasmania

На других языках

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[de] Davey River

Der Davey River ist ein Fluss im äußersten Südwesten des australischen Bundesstaates Tasmanien.

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- [en] Davey River

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