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Liffey River (Tasmania)
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This article is about the river in Northern Tasmania. For river in Ireland, see River Liffey. For other uses, see Liffey.
The Liffey River is a river in Northern Tasmania, Australia.
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Liffey | |
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![]() Liffey Falls in the upper river | |
Etymology | River Liffey, Ireland |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Tasmania |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Great Western Tiers |
• location | Dry Bluff |
• elevation | 1,210 m (3,970 ft) |
Mouth | Meander River |
• location | near Carrick |
• coordinates | 41°30′S 147°02′E |
• elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
Length | 52.6 km (32.7 mi) |
Basin size | 224 km2 (86 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Carrick2004–2011 average flow[1] |
• average | 2.05 m3/s (72 cu ft/s)2004–2011 average flow[1] |
• minimum | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s)[1] |
• maximum | 171.6 m3/s (6,060 cu ft/s)13 Aug 2005 peak hourly flow[1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Tamar River system |
Nature reserve | Liffey Valley Reserve |
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