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The top ten rivers in Tasmania

Tassie is blessed with lots of rivers, big and small, all contained within a reasonably small geographic area. We don't have the aweseome bedrock creeks that you find in many classic whitewater destinations, similarly a lack of big water rivers means we don’t get the massive waves and amazing play spots that other places enjoy.

A lack of snow pack means we’re usually heavily dependent on rainfall, apart from those golden times when there’s been so much rain that the run off keeps the classic creeks running, or the rare occasions when a late dump of snow melts into the rivers, keeping them up for two or three weeks at a time.

But what Tassie does have is a huge variety of classic rivers, from easy grade 2 through to solid grade 4, with even some legitimate grade 5 rapids and rivers to be found. We have big volume rivers through to super steep, low volume creeks, great surf and even some good play runs when the rain really pours down!

Any list must necessarily take into account personal preferences. For me, I like wild places, steep creeks and beautiful scenery. I like running rivers rather than just stopping on a wave and the more gradient the better (within reason).

So with all that taken into account, over the next few days I'll be posting my top ten list of the best rivers in Tasmania.

cheers

Harry