Henty River
Henty River | |
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West Coast Range | |
Source confluence | Dobson Creek and Newton Creek |
• location | below Mount Tyndall |
• coordinates | 41°53′19″S 145°32′43″E / 41.88861°S 145.54528°E |
• elevation | 264 m (866 ft) |
Mouth | Southern Ocean |
• location | Henty Dunes |
• coordinates | 42°2′44″S 145°14′43″E / 42.04556°S 145.24528°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 46 km (29 mi) |
Basin size | 1009834 sm |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Yolande River, Lost Creek (Tasmania), Tully River (Tasmania) |
• right | Ewart Creek, Malcom Creek, Bottle Creek, McCutcheons Creek, Badger River |
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The Henty River is a
Location and features
Formed by the
The river flows generally south by west and then west, joined by eight tributaries.
The
The river descends 264 metres (866 ft) over its 46-kilometre (29 mi) course.[1]
In the area known as the Upper Henty at the river's headwaters is the Henty Gold Mine.[2][3] Its upper reaches were some of the last sites of dam making by the Hydro Tasmania in its long history of regulating flow of Tasmanian rivers.[citation needed]
The river catchment has two areas of high ground. One is known as the Professor Plateau, west of the Professor Range to the north of the river, and the other Misery Flat, which is high ground between the Tully River and Lost Creek.[4]
The river basin is adjacent to the West Coast Range and the
The river is crossed by bridges that carry the Zeehan-Strahan Road and the Zeehan Highway. A former bridge that carried the Strahan-Zeehan Railway, very close to the coast and Ocean Beach, has since been demolished.
Recreation uses
During October and November, the Henty River is a location for sea run trout.
Picnic spots are available beside the river at either the Strahan to Zeehan highway, or the Zeehan Highway.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Map of Henty River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Taylor, R. J.; others (July 1985). "Mammals of the upper Henty River region, Western Tasmania". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 119 (July 1985): 7–14. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ Taylor, R. J. (1986). Notes on the diet of the carnivorous mammals of the Upper Henty River Region, western Tasmania. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-908528-16-5
- ^ Augustinus, P. C.; Colhoun, E. A. (1995). Weathering and morphostratigraphic evidence for four glaciations in the Henty River Basin, western Tasmania. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
Further reading
- ISBN 0-7246-2265-9.
- Whitham, Charles. Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty.