Clyde River (Tasmania)

For other uses, see Clyde River.

Clyde
Location of the Clyde River mouth in Tasmania
Location
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	Midlands
Settlements	Bothwell, Hamilton
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake Sorrell and Lake Crescent
• location	near Interlaken
• coordinates	42°56′S 146°7′E
• elevation	817 m (2,680 ft)
Mouth	River Derwent
• location	south of Hamilton
• coordinates	42°34′47″S 146°48′39″E
• elevation	73 m (240 ft)
Length	97 km (60 mi)
Basin size	1,120 km^2 (430 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	River Derwent catchment
Reservoirs	Lake Sorell, Lake Crescent, Meadowbank Lake
[1]

The Clyde River, also known as the River Clyde,^[1] part of the River Derwent catchment, is a perennial river located in the Midlands region of Tasmania, Australia.

Course and features

The Clyde River rises in the reservoirs of Lake Sorell and Lake Crescent, near Interlaken and flows generally west by south, through the settlements of Bothwell and Hamilton, joined by nine minor tributaries before reaching its mouth and emptying into the River Derwent at Lake Meadowbank. The river drains a catchment area of 1,120 square kilometres (430 sq mi) in an agricultural region of Tasmania^[2] and descends 744 metres (2,441 ft) over its 97-kilometre (60 mi) course.^[1]

See also

• Rivers of Tasmania

References

1. "Map of River Clyde, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
2. "2005 Waterways Monitoring Report - Clyde Catchment" (PDF). Department of Water, Primary Industries and the Environment. Tasmania: Tasmanian Government. 2005.