{{Short description|River in Western Tasmania, Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox river | name = Mackintosh | native_name = | native_name_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = | image_size = 280 | image_caption = | map = | map_size = 280 | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Australia Tasmania | pushpin_map_size = 280 | pushpin_map_caption= Location of the Mackintosh River [[mouth (river)|mouth]] in [[Tasmania]] <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[Australia]] | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = [[Tasmania]] | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name3 = [[West Coast, Tasmania|West Coast]] | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = [[West Coast Range]] | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | source_confluence = Mackintosh Creek and [[Fury River (Tasmania)|Fury River]] | source_confluence_location = below Mount Remus | source_confluence_coordinates= {{coord|41|37|47|S|145|46|10|E|display=inline}} | source_confluence_elevation = {{convert|236|m|abbr=on}} | mouth = [[Pieman River]] | mouth_location = below {{TAScity|Tullah}} | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41|44|00|S|145|36|38|E|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|161|m|abbr=on}} | progression = | waterfalls = | river_system = [[Pieman River]] catchment | basin_size = | tributaries_left = [[Sophia River]] | tributaries_right = Southwell River | custom_label = [[Reservoir]] | custom_data = [[Lake Mackintosh]] | extra = <ref name=bonzle>{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com.au/c/a?a=p&p=202214&cmd=sp |title=Map of Mackintosh River, TAS |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |date=2015 |access-date=30 June 2015 }}</ref> }} The '''Mackintosh River''', part of the [[Pieman River]] catchment, is a major [[perennial river]] located in the [[West Coast, Tasmania|West Coast]] region of [[Tasmania]], Australia. The river was named in November 1828 by Henry Hellyer, a surveyor of the Van Diemans Land Company, in honour of [[Sir James Mackintosh]], son of John [[Clan Mackintosh|Mackintosh]] of Kyllachy, [[Inverness-shire]]<ref>Peter McGillivray (article) ''Mackintosh in Tasmania'' (Journal of [https://clanchattan.org.uk/ the Clan Chattan Association], Vol. VIII - No. 3, 1985), page 162</ref>
==Course and features== Formed by the [[confluence]] of the [[Fury River (Tasmania)|Fury River]] and Mackintosh Creek, the Mackintosh River rises below Mount Remus, part of the northern section of the [[West Coast Range]]. The river flows a short distance, through what is now known as [[Lake Mackintosh]], joined by four tributaries including the [[Sophia River]] and [[Southwell River]], emptying into the Pieman River. The Mackintosh River is impounded by the [[Mackintosh Power Station|Mackintosh Dam]], the site of the adjacent [[Mackintosh Power Station|hydroelectric power station]] that forms part of the [[Hydro Tasmania]]-operated [[Pieman River Power Development]].<ref>{{Citation |author1=Mather, R. P. |title=Pieman River development: the Mackintosh and Murchison dam sites |date=1958 |publisher=n.p |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34497386 |access-date=14 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |author1=Kinstler, F. L. |title=Mackintosh and Murchison Dams River Diversions |journal=Engineering Conference 1982: Changing Society, A Challenge for Engineering; Technical Papers, the |date=1982 |publisher=Institution of Engineers, Australia |pages=146–151 |isbn=978-0-85825-163-2 }}</ref> The river descends {{convert|75|m}} over its {{convert|20|km|adj=on}} [[watercourse|course]].<ref name=bonzle/>
Hydrological measurements on this river by Hydro Tasmania began in 1955.
The easternmost point of the river catchment is defined by [[Barn Bluff]] where it also borders with the [[Murchison River (Tasmania)|Murchison River]] river catchment.<ref>{{cite map |page=42 |map=Landforms |author1=Waterman, Peter |author2=South West Tasmania Resources Survey |title=Mackintosh-Murchison catchment |date=1979 |publisher=Steering Committee, South West Tasmania Resources Survey |isbn=978-0-7246-0261-2 }}</ref> The southern portion of the catchment has a very narrow separation from the adjacent Murchison River, where the Sophia River is the main river. The northern side of the Sophia river catchment, a creek known as White Hawk, drains ground with features known as Granite Tor, and High Tor, which lie due east of {{TAScity|Tullah}}. The northern Mackintosh catchment has a number of named tributaries. From the orientation of Mount Romulus, Fury River which originates near Barn Bluff, is the main eastern tributary. Mount Remus is drained to the south by Schist Creek which flows into the Fury River, and to the west, Devils Ravine. In the north east of the catchment area, Mayday Mountain is drained by [[Belvoir River]]. The north west area the Southwell River drains the eastern slopes of Mount Charles, which is north east of Mount Black.
The river name is used in cartography of the area, with the river name being allocated to current maps,<ref>{{Citation | author1=Tasmania. Dept. of Mines | author2=Geological Survey of Tasmania | title=Geological survey explanatory report : geological atlas 1 mile series |date=1974 | publisher=Govt. Printer | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11292345 | access-date=14 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Geological Survey of Tasmania | author2=Collins, P. L. F. |title=Geological Survey explanatory report, geological atlas 1 mile series, zone 7, sheet 44 (8014 N) Mackintosh |date=1966 | publisher=The Department | edition=1st | isbn=978-0-7246-0492-0 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Forestry Commission of Tasmania | title=Mackintosh, D |date=1970 | publisher=Forestry Commission of Tasmania] | edition=Provisional | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21481230 | access-date=14 July 2015 }}</ref> as well as significantly early maps of the region.<ref>{{Citation | title=[Map of South West Tasmania from the Mackintosh River to the Gordon River and between Macquarie Harbour and Lake St. Clair] |date=1860 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34802399 | access-date=14 July 2015 }}</ref>
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|Australia|Renewable energy|Water}}}} * [[List of rivers of Tasmania]] * [[Mackintosh Power Station]] * [[Rivers of Tasmania]]
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{cite web |url=http://www.hydro.com.au/home/Tourism+and+Recreation/Pieman+Catchment/ |title=The Pieman Catchment |publisher=[[Hydro Tasmania]] |access-date=14 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204133432/http://www.hydro.com.au/home/Tourism+and+Recreation/Pieman+Catchment/ |archive-date=4 December 2004 |url-status=dead }}
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[[Category:Rivers of Tasmania]] [[Category:West Coast Range]] [[Category:Pieman River Power Development]]