Huon River

Huon River

Infobox Australian Place | type = city
name = Huon River
state = Tasmania


caption = Lower Reaches of the Huon River in Winter
length = 170km
flows from = Scotts Peak Dam, Lake Pedder
flows to = Tasman Sea
towns on the river = Judbury, Ranelagh, Huonville, Franklin, Cygnet (Port Cygnet)

The Huon River is the fourth largest river in Tasmania, Australia. It is 170 km in length, and runs through the fertile Huon Valley. From Scotts Peak Dam at Lake Pedder where it begins, it flows south-east to the Tahune Airwalk, where the Picton River joins, before heading through the rural township, Glen Huon where, just to the south flows down rapids to merge with the sea water and become tidal. From there, it then travels through Huonville, Franklin, and Cygnet (Port Cygnet). When the river meets the Tasman Sea near Surveyors Bay, it is more than 5km wide.

Water Source

After the formation on the new flooded Lake Pedder, the Scotts Peak Dam was built to change the flow of water to the Gordon Dam.

External links

* [http://www.huonvalley.net.au Huon Valley.net.au]


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