Boyd | |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Tasmania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Boyd River mouth in Tasmania |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Tasmania |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | South Western |
Length: | 25km (16miles) |
Source1: | Sentinel Range |
Source1 Location: | below Mount Wedge |
Source1 Coordinates: | -42.8478°N 146.3047°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 786m (2,579feet) |
Mouth: | Wedge River |
Mouth Location: | Lake Gordon |
Mouth Coordinates: | -42.7822°N 146.2261°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 295m (968feet) |
River System: | Gordon River catchment |
Custom Label: | Reservoir |
Custom Data: | Lake Gordon |
Extra: | [1] |
The Boyd River, part of the Gordon River catchment, is a perennial river located in the south western region of Tasmania, Australia.
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 over its 25km (16miles) course.