Anthony | |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Tasmania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Anthony River mouth in Tasmania |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Tasmania |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | West Coast |
Length: | 13km (08miles) |
Source1: | Tyndall Range, West Coast Range |
Source1 Location: | Mount Murchison |
Source1 Coordinates: | -41.9361°N 145.6139°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 719m (2,359feet) |
Mouth: | Murchison River (Tasmania) |
Mouth Location: | Lake Murchison |
Mouth Coordinates: | -41.8319°N 145.6719°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 227m (745feet) |
River System: | Pieman River catchment |
Custom Label: | Reservoirs / Lakes |
Custom Data: | Lake Huntley; Lake Rolleston; Lake Plimsoll; Lake Murchison |
Extra: | [1] [2] |
The Anthony River, part of the Pieman River catchment, is a perennial river in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.
The river rises below the Tyndall Range on the northern slopes of the West Coast Range and drains Lake Huntley. The river flows east of Mount Murchison then north through Lake Rolleston before heading northwest and flowing through Lake Plimsoll. Thereafter the river flows northeast where it reaches its confluence with the Murchison River within Lake Murchison.[1] [2]
The river was dammed and combined with the waters of the Henty River for a minor hydro electric scheme, that followed the failure of the Hydro Tasmania plans to dam the Franklin and Gordon rivers.[3]
The river also drains the glacial lakes of the northern end of the West Coast Range, and the Tyndalls.