River Leven (Tasmania) | |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Tasmania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the River Leven mouth in Tasmania |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Tasmania |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | North-west |
Length: | 99.3km (61.7miles) |
Source1 Location: | near Cradle Mountain |
Source1 Elevation: | 946m (3,104feet) |
Mouth: | Bass Strait |
Mouth Location: | Ulverstone / West Ulverstone midpoint |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Extra: | [1] |
The River Leven is a perennial river for most of its length, located in the north-western region of Tasmania, Australia. It was named by the Van Diemen's Land Company after the River Leven in Scotland.[1]
The river rises in the Vale of Belvoir Conservation Area near Cradle Mountain, passes through Leven Canyon, and flows generally north into Bass Strait at Ulverstone. The river descends over its 99.3km (61.7miles) course.[2]