Styx | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Tasmania |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Mueller |
• coordinates | 42°46′12″S 146°27′00″E / 42.77000°S 146.45000°E |
• elevation | 1,110 m (3,640 ft) |
Mouth | Confluence with River Derwent |
• location | Macquarie Plains |
• coordinates | 42°43′23″S 146°54′17″E / 42.72306°S 146.90472°E |
• elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
Length | 59 km (37 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | River Derwent |
Tributaries | |
• right | Charon Rivulet, Cliff Creek, South Styx River, Big Creek (Tasmania) |
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The Styx River is a perennial river in the centre of southern Tasmania, Australia. The upper reaches of the Styx River are in the Tasmanian Wilderness, south west of Maydena. The river is a popular destination for river-rafting and canoeing.