Lune River (Tasmania)
{{Short description|River in Tasmania, Australia}}
{{about|the river in Tasmania|the settlement in Tasmania|Lune River, Tasmania|other rivers named Lune|Lune (disambiguation){{!}}Lune}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
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| subdivision_name3 = South East
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| source1 = Moonlight Ridge
| source1_location = Southwest National Park
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| mouth = Hastings Bay, Tasman Sea
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The Lune River is a perennial river located in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia.
Course and features
The river rises below Moonlight Ridge in the Southwest National Park and flows generally east, joined by four minor tributaries and past the town of the same name{{cite book|author1= Rawlings-Way, Charles |author2=Worby, Meg |author3=Mocatta, Gabi |title=Tasmania|publisher=Lonely Planet |date=2008 |isbn=9781741046915 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g4y3BMtG5W8C&q=%22Lune+River%22 |access-date=16 August 2013}} before reaching its mouth and emptying into Hastings Bay, eventually flowing into the Tasman Sea. The river descends {{convert|855|m}} over its {{convert|21|km|adj=on}} course.
See also
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- {{Section link|List of rivers of Australia|Tasmania}}
References
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