Rivière· 63 segments

River Derwent

Crosses 3 administrative regions : Brighton, Central Highlands, Derwent Valley

rivière

Total length

448km

Max discharge

139,1m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

River geography3 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-50806200803313 km²

3 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

Central Highlands
Tasmania · Australia
170.6 km
in this dpt
Derwent Valley
Tasmania · Australia
38.5 km
in this dpt
Brighton
Tasmania · Australia
1.4 km
in this dpt

17 intersecting protected areas

Tasmanian Wilderness
IUCN Not Applicable
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers
IUCN II
National Park
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair
IUCN II
National Park
Central Plateau
IUCN VI
Conservation Area
River Derwent
IUCN VI
Marine Conservation Area
Wayatinah Lagoon
IUCN V
Conservation Area
Tarraleah
IUCN IV
Conservation Area
Meadowbank
IUCN IV
Conservation Covenant
Wayatinah
IUCN IV
Conservation Area

8 more protected areassorted by area

Mount Thunderbolt
IUCN IV
Conservation Area
Charlemont
IUCN IV
Conservation Covenant
Murphys Flat
IUCN IV
Conservation Area
Brightsides #2
IUCN IV
Conservation Covenant
Brightsides #1
IUCN IV
Conservation Covenant
Settlers Point
IUCN IV
Conservation Covenant
Settlers Point - Ferny Gully
IUCN IV
Conservation Covenant
St Clair Lagoon
IUCN VI
Conservation Area

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Species present

236 distinct species · 989 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Ecological tissue

Sample of 48 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.

ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

Indicateurs du tissu écologique

Tissu écologique de River Derwent : 39 espèces reliées par 57 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 4.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

Connectance

0.049

Patrimoniales

Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)