Browns
Location of the Browns River mouth in Tasmania
Etymology	Robert Brown[1]
Native name	Promenalinah (undetermined)[2]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	East Coast
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Neika
• coordinates	42°19′46″S 147°29′54″E / 42.32944°S 147.49833°E / -42.32944; 147.49833
• elevation	464 m (1,522 ft)
Mouth	Halfmoon Bay, D'Entrecasteaux Channel
• location	east of Kingston
• coordinates	42°58′42″S 147°19′48″E / 42.97833°S 147.33000°E / -42.97833; 147.33000
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	12 km (7.5 mi)
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The Browns River is a perennial river located on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia.

Course and features

The river rises near Neika and flows generally east towards Kingston, where it empties into Halfmoon Bay within the D'Entrecasteaux Channel that also forms part of the Derwent estuary. The river descends 464 metres (1,522 ft) over its 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) course.^[3]

The river was known to the indigenous people of the area as promenalinah.^[2]

The river was named after botanist Robert Brown who collected samples in the area in 1804.^[1] When it was settled in 1808, the area adjacent to the river was also called Browns River.^[2] The locality was renamed "Kingston" in 1851.^[4]