Huon River in the context of "Huon Valley"

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⭐ Core Definition: Huon River

The Huon River (/ˈhjuːɒnˈrɪvə/ HYOO-on-RIV-ə, Mellukerdee/palawa kani: Taloonne) is a perennial river in the southwest and southeast regions of Tasmania, Australia. At 174 kilometres (108 mi) long, the Huon River is the fifth-longest in the state, with its course flowing east through the fertile Huon Valley and emptying into the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, before flowing into the Tasman Sea.

At its mouth, the Huon River is over 5 kilometres (3 mi) wide, and in the lower reaches, the river's average depth is 3 metres (10 ft), with maximum depths of up to 12 metres (39 ft). The Egg Islands, in this lower tidal zone, are ecologically significant for their rich wetlands and birdlife.

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Huon River in the context of Bruny Island

Bruny Island is a 362-square-kilometre (140 sq mi) coastal island of Tasmania, Australia, located at the mouths of the Derwent River and Huon River estuaries on Storm Bay on the Tasman Sea, south of Hobart. The island is separated from the mainland by the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. The island and the channel are named after French explorer, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux.

The island's Aboriginal name is lunawanna-allonah, from which the island settlements of Alonnah and Lunawanna are named.

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Huon River in the context of Lake Pedder

Lake Pedder, once a glacial outwash lake, is a man-made impoundment and diversion lake located in South West Tasmania, Australia. In addition to its natural catchment from the Frankland Range, the lake is formed by the 1972 damming of the Serpentine and Huon Rivers by the Hydro-Electric Commission for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. Consequently, the lake is also known, somewhat derisively, as the Huon-Serpentine Impoundment.

As a result, the flooded Lake Pedder now has a surface area around 242 square kilometres (93 sq mi), making it Tasmania's second-largest lake.

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Huon River in the context of D'Entrecasteaux Channel

The D'Entrecasteaux Channel /ˌdɒntrəˈkæst/ is a body of water located between Bruny Island and the south-east of mainland Tasmania, Australia. The channel forms the estuarine mouth for both the Derwent and Huon Rivers and empties into the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. It was sighted by Abel Tasman in 1642 and later surveyed in 1792 by Bruni d'Entrecasteaux.

Towns along the channel include Margate, Snug, Kettering, Woodbridge, Flowerpot, Middleton and Gordon.

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