Calder River (Tasmania)

Calder
River
Name origin: James Erskine Calder
Country Australia
State Tasmania
Source Campbell Ranges
 - location near Henrietta
 - elevation 340 m (1,115 ft)
 - coordinates 41°10′21″S 145°41′28″E / 41.17250°S 145.69111°E / -41.17250; 145.69111
Mouth Inglis River
 - location near Calder
 - elevation 71 m (233 ft)
 - coordinates 41°4′8″S 145°36′39″E / 41.06889°S 145.61083°E / -41.06889; 145.61083Coordinates: 41°4′8″S 145°36′39″E / 41.06889°S 145.61083°E / -41.06889; 145.61083
Length 15 km (9 mi)
Location of the river mouth in Tasmania
[1]

The Calder River is a river in North West Tasmania, Australia, it extends approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Campbell Ranges near Henrietta before reaching its confluence with the Inglis River near Calder.[1] The river is transversed by the Murchison Highway in its upper reaches. Part of the course of the river is located adjacent to the 65.21-hectare (161.1-acre) Calder River Conservation Area.[2][3]

The river and the adjacent town was named in honour of James Erskine Calder, the Surveyor General of Tasmania between 1859 and 1870.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Calder River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "CLAC reserves proclaimed within the Waratah-Wynyard municipality under the Nature Conservation Act 2002". Parks Tasmania. Government of Tasmania. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Calder River Conservation Area: Locality of Calder (Map). Government of Tasmania. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Thwaites, Jack (1966). "Calder, James Erskine (1808–1882)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

Further reading

  • Bobbi, Christopher; et al. (2003). "State of rivers report for the Inglis-Flowderdale Catchment" (PDF). Water Assessment and Planning Branch. Hobart: Dept. of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Government of Tasmania. ISSN 1449-5996.
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