Clyde | |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Tasmania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Clyde River mouth in Tasmania |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Tasmania |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Midlands |
Subdivision Type5: | Settlements |
Subdivision Name5: | , |
Length: | 97km (60miles) |
Source1: | Lake Sorrell and Lake Crescent |
Source1 Location: | near Interlaken |
Source1 Coordinates: | -42.9333°N 153°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 817m (2,680feet) |
Mouth: | River Derwent |
Mouth Location: | south of |
Mouth Coordinates: | -42.5797°N 146.8108°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 73m (240feet) |
River System: | River Derwent catchment |
Basin Size: | 1120km2 |
Custom Label: | Reservoirs |
Custom Data: | Lake Sorell, Lake Crescent, Meadowbank Lake |
Extra: | [1] |
The Clyde River, also known as the River Clyde,[1] part of the River Derwent catchment, is a perennial river located in the Midlands region of Tasmania, Australia.
The Clyde River rises in the reservoirs of Lake Sorell and Lake Crescent, near Interlaken and flows generally west by south, through the settlements of and, joined by nine minor tributaries before reaching its mouth and emptying into the River Derwent at Lake Meadowbank. The river drains a catchment area of in an agricultural region of Tasmania[2] and descends over its 97km (60miles) course.[1]