River_Derwent_(Tasmania)
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The River Derwent (palawa kani: timtumili minanya) is a significant perennial river and tidal estuary in Tasmania, Australia. It begins its journey as a freshwater river in the Central Highlands at Lake St Clair, descending over 700 metres (2,300 ft) across a distance of more than 200 kilometres (120 mi). At the settlement of New Norfolk in the Derwent Valley its waters become brackish, flowing th
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  Location of the river mouth in Tasmania | |
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| Etymology | River Derwent, Cumbria |
| Native name | timtumili minanya (Mouheneenner language) |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Tasmania |
| Cities | Derwent Bridge, New Norfolk, Hobart |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake St Clair |
| • location | Central Highlands |
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| • location | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park |
| • coordinates | 42°7′12″S 146°12′37″E / 42.12000°S 146.21028°E |
| • elevation | 738 m (2,421 ft) |
| Mouth | Storm Bay |
• location | Hobart |
• coordinates | 43°3′3″S 147°22′38″E / 43.05083°S 147.37722°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 239 km (149 mi) |
| Basin size | 9,832 km (3,796 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Storm Bay |
| • average | 90 m/s (3,200 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 50 m/s (1,800 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 140 m/s (4,900 cu ft/s) |
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