Frankland River (North West Tasmania)

This article is about the river in North West Tasmania. For the river in South West Tasmania, see Frankland River (South West Tasmania). For the river in Western Australia, see Frankland River (Western Australia).
Frankland
River
Name origin: George Frankland
Country Australia
State Tasmania
Region North-west
Part of Arthur River catchment
Source confluence Horton and Lindsay rivers
 - location Sumac Forest Reserve
 - elevation 164 m (538 ft)
 - coordinates 41°15′4″S 144°57′25″E / 41.25111°S 144.95694°E / -41.25111; 144.95694
Mouth Arthur River
 - location east of the town of Arthur River
 - elevation 22 m (72 ft)
 - coordinates 41°04′29″S 144°46′19″E / 41.07472°S 144.77194°E / -41.07472; 144.77194Coordinates: 41°04′29″S 144°46′19″E / 41.07472°S 144.77194°E / -41.07472; 144.77194
Length 41 km (25 mi)
Location of the Frankland River mouth
in Tasmania
[1]

The Frankland River is a major perennial river located in the north-west region of Tasmania, Australia.

Location and features

Formed by the confluence of the Horton and Lindsay rivers, the Frankland River rises in the Sumac Forest Reserve and flows generally west by north. The Frankland River reaches its mouth in remote country east of the settlement of Arthur River where it empties into the Arthur River. The river descends 142 metres (466 ft) over its 41-kilometre (25 mi) course.[1]

The river draws its name from George Frankland, an English surveyor and Surveyor-General of Van Diemen's Land between 1827 and 1838.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Frankland River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.


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