Black River (Tasmania) | |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Tasmania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Black River mouth in Tasmania |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Tasmania |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | North-west |
Length: | 55.8km (34.7miles) |
Source1: | below Mount Dipwood |
Source1 Location: | in the Dip Range |
Source1 Elevation: | 332m (1,089feet) |
Mouth: | Bass Strait |
Mouth Location: | Wiltshire / Black River midpoint |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Extra: | [1] |
The Black River is a perennial river for most of its length, located in the north-western region of Tasmania, Australia.
The river rises below Mount Dipwood (over 530m (1,740feet))[2] in the Dip Range (over 620m (2,030feet)),[3] and flows generally north into Bass Strait between the localities of Wiltshire and Black River.[1] The river descends over its 55.8km (34.7miles) course.[4]