Supply River Explained

Supply
Map Size:280
Pushpin Map:Australia Tasmania
Pushpin Map Size:280
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Supply River mouth in Tasmania
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Tasmania
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Northern Tasmania
Length:27km (17miles)
Source1:Mount Careless Forest Reserve
Source1 Location:below Kellys Lookout
Source1 Coordinates:-41.3014°N 146.7683°W
Source1 Elevation:416m (1,365feet)
Mouth:Tamar River
Mouth Location:Supply Bay, Robigana
Mouth Coordinates:-41.2578°N 146.9467°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
River System:Tamar River
Tributaries Left:Rookery Creek
Tributaries Right:Tunks Creek
Custom Label:Reservoirs
Extra:[1]

The Supply River is a perennial river located in the northern region of Tasmania, Australia.

Location and features

The river rises below Kellys Lookout within the Mount Careless Forest Reserve, southwest of and west of . The river flows generally east-northeast, joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Tamar River at Robigana. From this point, the river enters the Bass Strait. The river descends over its 27km (17miles) course.[1] The river is transversed by the West Tamar Highway.

The river draws its name from the supply of fresh water at a waterfall just from the river mouth, discovered in 1804 when the Lady Nelson sailed up the Tamar River.[2] A water mill was built, approximately north of Launceston, upstream of the junction of the Tamar and Supply rivers.[3] [4] A 500m (1,600feet) walking trail leads from the river mouth to the water mill.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Supply River, TAS . Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia . 2015 . 18 March 2017 .
  2. Book: Parish, Steve . Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing . Archerfield, Queensland . 978-1-74193-232-4 . 55 .
  3. Pearson, Warwick . Water-Powered Flourmills in Nineteenth-Century Tasmania . Australasian Historical Archaeology . 1997 . 15 .
  4. Web site: Launceston's colonial past revealed . Walker, Tim . . Australia . 13 March 2013 . 18 March 2017 .
  5. Web site: PWS Concessions - Walking Track List - AS2156 classes 1 to 4 . Parks Tasmania . 12 March 2009 . 18 March 2017 .