Meander River (Tasmania)
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| Meander River | |
|---|---|
 The Meander, flowing through the Deloraine Green. | |
| Origin | Great Western Tiers |
| Mouth | South Esk River |
| Length | ~112000 metres |
| Source elevation | ~1300 metres[1] |
| Basin area | ~1600 km²[1] |
The Meander River is a river in the central north of the state of Tasmania, Australia. Until the founding of Westbury in the early 1820s the river was known as The Western River.[2]
It flows from the Great Western Tiers, past its namesake town, Meander, through the major regional town of Deloraine, then eastward, where it flows into the South Esk River near Hadspen.[1]
The damming of the river in 2007 created the artificial reservoir; Lake Huntsman. The Meander Hydro Dam provides both electricity and water to the region. The Meander Dam is the second dam on the Meander River.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Department for Primary Industries, Water and Environment (May 2004). "Environmental management Goals for Tasmania Surface Waters; Meander River Catchment".
- ↑ von Stieglitz, K R (1946). Then and now in old Westbury; with notes on Exton, Hagley and Carrick. Launceston: Telegraph Printery. p. 5.
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