Pipers River

The Pipers River is a perennial river located in northern region of Tasmania, Australia. It was named for Captain Hugh Piper. The Aboriginal name for the river is Wattra karoola.[2]

This article is about the river is Tasmania. For the township of the same name, see Pipers River, Tasmania.

Pipers
(wattra karoola)
Pipers River area
Location of the Pipers River mouth in Tasmania
Location
CountryAustralia
StateTasmania
RegionNorthern Tasmania
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Arthur
 ⁃ locationsouth of Lilydale
 ⁃ coordinates41°18′20″S 147°16′54″E
 ⁃ elevation975 m (3,199 ft)
MouthNoland Bay, Bass Strait
 ⁃ location
Pipers Heads
 ⁃ coordinates
41°00′32″S 147°09′26″E
 ⁃ elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length59 km (37 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 ⁃ rightSecond River (Tasmania)
[1]

Course and features

The river rises below Mount Arthur near Lilydale. It runs through Hollybank Forest, a tourist attraction, before flowing through the outer reaches of Lilydale. It then proceeds through to Karoola, Lower Turners Marsh and then Pipers River town. The river has its mouth at Pipers Heads near the towns of Weymouth and Bellingham flowing into Noland Bay, Bass Strait. A number of tributaries flow into the Pipers River including; Pipers Brook, at Bellingham, Back Creek at Weymouth and Rocky Creek near Lilydale. The river descends 975 metres (3,199 ft) over its 59-kilometre (37 mi) course.[1] The river isn't very tidal except in the immediate area around Weymouth.

Wildlife

Results from a genetic study indicated that specimens of Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish from a site in the Pipers River catchment (Little Creek) were significantly genetically distinct from the rest of the species, and should be considered an important location for conservation.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Map of Pipers River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. Milligan, Joseph (1858). "On the dialects and languages of the Aboriginal Tribes of Tasmania, and on their manners and customs" (PDF). Papers of the Royal Society of Tasmania: 271.
  3. "Giant Freshwater Lobster Astacopsis gouldi Recovery Plan 2006 - 2010" (PDF). dpipwe.tas.gov.au. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (Tasmania). Retrieved 28 August 2016.


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