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Meander River, Tasmania

Meander
The Western River
River
Meander-Deloraine-20070422-037.jpg
The Meander, flowing through the Deloraine Green
Country Australia
State Tasmania
Regions Central Highlands (Tasmania), Northern Tasmania
Part of South Esk River
Tributaries
 - right Western Creek, Quamby Brook, Liffey River
Settlements Meander, Deloraine
Source Great Western Tiers
 - elevation 1,300 m (4,265 ft)
Mouth South Esk River
 - location Hadspen
 - elevation 129 m (423 ft)
 - coordinates 41°30′29″S 147°03′12″E / 41.50806°S 147.05333°E / -41.50806; 147.05333Coordinates: 41°30′29″S 147°03′12″E / 41.50806°S 147.05333°E / -41.50806; 147.05333
Length 112 km (70 mi)
Basin 1,600 km2 (618 sq mi)
Reservoirs Lake Huntsman
Meander River (Tasmania) is located in Tasmania
Meander River (Tasmania)
Location of the Meander River mouth in Tasmania

The Meander River is a major perennial river located in the central northern region of Tasmania, Australia. Until the founding of Westbury in the early 1820s the river was known as The Western River.

The Meander River rises in the Great Western Tiers and flows past its namesake town, Meander, through the major regional town of Deloraine, then eastward, where it flows into the South Esk River near Hadspen. From source to mouth, the river is joined by fourteen tributaries including the Liffey River and descends 930 metres (3,050 ft) over its 112-kilometre (70 mi) course.

The damming of the river in 2007 created the artificial reservoir Lake Huntsman. The Meander Hydro Dam provides both electricity and water to the region, and is the second dam on the Meander River.

The Meander is a popular trout fishing stream holding brown trout. The World Fly Fishing Championships organized by the International Confederation of Sport Fishing has selected the Meander as one its venues for the 2019 championships to be held in Tasmania.



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