Mersey river click here for a map the mersey river offers challenging rapids over a ninetyminute section of water located around 85 kilometres south of devonport. Supervising scientist report 167, supervising scientist, darwin. Houses were washed away, more than 300 cattle were lost, and the river set many new courses. There are several places to purchase lunch, drinks and fuel. Devonport pdf, 555 kb penguin pdf, 192kb queenstown pdf, 253kb smithton pdf, 160kb stanley pdf, 2 kb strahan pdf, 208kb ulverstone pdf, 197kb wynyard pdf, 216kb zeehan pdf, 170kb tasmanian travel times pdf, 236kb mapping indexes. The objective of the river system modelling is to estimate flows in river systems across tasmania using a consistent tasmania wide modelling approach for four scenarios involving a range of climate. Mersey river mid catchment map epa website epa tasmania. Mersey river after the floods guided fly fishing tasmania. The mersey river riverfly 1864 river and wilderness fly. The article itself was a labour of love, enabling me to write about my favourite river.
A valid pass is required for entry to tasmanias national parks and must be displayed on vehicles and boats. These include the arm river track, lees paddocks track and the never never. Hydro tasmania, the mersey estuary group, port of devonport corporation, five rivers waterwatch, local government and forestry tasmania. Its name is derived from the anglosaxon language and translates as boundary river. Best trails in warrawee reserve tasmania, australia alltrails. Marine charts app now supports multiple plaforms including android, iphoneipad, macbook, blackberry, blackberry playbook, and windows. The road also provides access to alternative tracks for access to the overland track. Enjoy the many scenic walking routes and trails throughout our city. The controlled release waters make it the most reliable white water course in the state with several heartracing rapids for thrill seekers. Document type other the environment protection authority acknowledges the tasmanian aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of lutruwita tasmania and pays respect to their elders, past and present. The meeting point for this trip is the car park area near pioneer drive, mole creek, in the upper mersey valley in central northern tasmania. Thirteen were on the mainstream mersey river, and twenty on tributary streams figure 1. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The environment protection authority acknowledges the tasmanian aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of lutruwita tasmania and pays respect to their elders, past and present.
The city of devonport is situated at the river s mouth on bass strait the source of this river is lake meston. Lees creek is a tributary to the mersey river and it feeds into lake orion, lake merope, lake eros, lake artemis and junction lake prior to the mersey. Forth catchments and local government boundaries 7 map 2. River huon river river south mersey amar r river esk north river. Cradle mountain lake st clair national park tasmanian. River huon river river south mersey river esk esk north river river river derwent arthur river river pieman lake echo bradys arthurs lake lake crescent lake gordon don river river lake barrington lake pieman lake rowallan f r a n kl in storm bay banks strait cloudy bay fortescue bay wineglass bay bay of fires great oyster bay port davey t a s m. Kids training at mersey river, located north tasmania. It lies near the mouth of the mersey river, which empties into bass strait.
Fed by the dasher and fisher rivers, it flows 91 miles 146 km north, east, and again north before entering its estuary at latrobe, the head of navigation, and emptying. The inland fisheries service also provides useful information about many tasmanian trout waters, including access points, anglers notes, and maps. Surrounded by dense rainforest and named after the wild river that runs from the mountains to the sea, arthur river is a great base for exploring the tarkine wilderness, tasmanias largest tract of temperate rainforest. Tasmania is the most mountainous area of australia and offers visitors four, distinct seasons to enjoy throughout the year. The cliffs are a type of high quality quartzite similar to that found at mt arapiles. The mersey cliffs are situated along the south rim of the mersey river gorge as it passes through the gog range just northeast of the town of mole creek.
Sep 15, 2011 kids training at mersey river, located north tasmania. River huon river river south mersey river esk esk north river river. In tasmania, most of our lowland rivers will generally fall within the range of 100 500 s. Known for its breathtaking, scenic views and natural parks, roughly 42% of the island consists of protected land. Here is the list of tasmania marine charts and fishing maps available on iboating. The supervising scientist is part of environment australia, the environmental program of the commonwealth department of environment and heritage. Map campsites tasmania free camping tasmania map guide. Design and layout by land tasmania design unit, dpipwe. Spirit of tasmania terminal is situated 6 km northwest of mersey river bridge. Bible map tr visitors touring guide to tasmania, australia. Anyone with a copy of the spring edition of flylife magazine will see an article i wrote, based on a year of exploration on the mersey river, in northern tasmania. It is 70 miles 112 km long, it stretches from stockport, greater manchester, and ends at liverpool bay, merseyside. Recherche bay prion bay cox bight stephens bay port davey nye bay endeavour bay varner bay birthday bay farm cove birchs inlet kelly basin macquarie trial harbour. Map of arthur river, tas 7330 arthur river is the name of a small township on the northern part of the west coast of tasmania, australia.
A great river to raft on the way to cradle mountain, the mersey allows groups to try their hand at steering their own raft down the course. These indexes show the production year of the latest edition available of each map. Flowing from the northeast, the south esk, the states longest river, joins the north esk at launceston to create the tamar. Mole creek is around 70km south of devonport and around 75km west of launceston. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible yearround. Anglers alliance tasmania have installed 9 webcams at various waters around tasmania. The objective of the river system modelling is to estimate flows in river systems across tasmania using a consistent tasmaniawide modelling approach for four scenarios involving a range of climate.
The mersey forest road provides access to the walls of jerusalem national park. This report describes the river system modelling undertaken for the mersey forth region as part of the csiro tasmania sustainable yields project. The mersey is a tidal river with the second highest tidal range in the uk of about 10 m. Rainbow trout have been more prevalent than browns for the last season and all are in wonderful condition. Mersey river, devonport, australia tourist information. The visitors guide tasmania contains everything you need to know. Mersey river downstream of lake parangana isbn 0 7246 669 71 x mersey water management plan department of primary industries. To find the map for the shortest distance from devonport to arthur river tasmania, please enter the source and destination and then select the shortest option in the mode dropdown.
Document type other the environment protection authority acknowledges the tasmanian aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of lutruwita tasmania and pays respect to. Meander river tasmania fly fishing tasmania trout territory. One way non stop slow walk 35 minutes plus casual walk 25 minutes plus brisk walk. Water quality of the river mersey historical background.
For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between lancashire and cheshire. A compilation of place names and their histories in tasmania. Brochures are available at most fishing stores, visitor centres, or online. This report describes the river system modelling undertaken for the merseyforth region as part of the csiro tasmania sustainable yields project. Map free campsites in tasmania please use our interactive map of campsites in tasmania, to locate free and paid campsites, caravan, and cabin parks tasmania. A clear, boulder strewn fast water, the meander is a tail race water from the huntsman dam, which has a good regulated environmental flow. Tasmania is approximately 68,401 km2 and has a population of around 527,000. Surrounded by dense rainforest and named after the wild river that runs from the mountains to the sea, arthur river is a great base for exploring the tarkine wilderness, tasmania s largest tract of temperate rainforest. Compared to the rest of australia, 2 tasmania has a very high proportion of wild or undisturbed rivers. River huon river river south mersey amar r river esk north river river river derwent arthur river river pieman lake echo. Camping areas near mersey forest, with interactive campfinder map, directions, facilities and pictures including 27 campgrounds. Mersey river tasmania fly fishing tasmania trout territory. River mersey river, tasmania, australia britannica. This time last year, the mersey river was experiencing the most destructive flood in history.
River mersey, river in northern tasmania, australia, rising in the lake district near mount pelion east on the central plateau. Papers and proceedings of the royal society of tasmania, volume 92 the precambrian rocks of tasmania part iii, merseyforth area by alan spry university oj tasmania with 7 text figures, 3 plates and 1 map abstract the area shows considerable relief and a complex land surface in which the following elements were. Free downloadable full page pdf maps of all major tasmanian towns. Starting around lake meston on the north western side of the central plateau and flowing into bass straight in devonport, the mersey river is one of our more consistent fisheries. The meander river, in northern tasmania, is approximately 45 minutes drive from launceston. Detailed forecast tide charts and tables with past and future low and high tide times mersey river mouth tide times, tas willyweather. The city of devonport is situated at the rivers mouth on bass strait. The mersey river is a river on the northwest coast of tasmania, australia. Commercial river rafting companies offer skilled local guides and halfday trips to extended expeditions. See the anglers access for the mersey river webcams. Figure 7 mersey river catchmentwide root zone 01 metre depth modelled soil moisture as.
Bl11111 great s hale ro a d bend rd lovetts flats rd kel y s cage rd na tiv e plain s r d m o l e p st c r e e k d n r i v e r dasher river river minnow river mersey m e rs e y rive r river mersey dasher river caroline river fort h cree don river k lamberts dam lake barrington lake. Ta spirit of tasmania is a company which has been operating ferries from mainland australia to tasmania since july 1985. To estimate the travel cost, find the trip cost from devonport to arthur river tasmania. The city of devonport is situated at the river s mouth on bass strait. Don bushland reserve southern walk between don river railway entrance and the aquatic centre car park. The river may have been the border between the ancient kingdoms of mercia and northumbria and for centuries it formed part of the boundary between the historic counties of lancashire and cheshire. They are a great tool for anglers when planning fishing trips. One of the states largest communities, it was formed through the amalgamation in 1893 of the villages of torquay east bank and formby west, both of which had been founded. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Map of protected environmetal values pevs for middle mersey valley catchment. Mersey river the mersey river is a river on the northwest coast of tasmania, australia. Latrobe high school is a coeducational public 710 high school in latrobe, tasmania. At the 2006 census, arthur river and the surrounding area had a population of 121.
Houses were washed away, more than 300 cattle were lost, and the. Latrobe high school is situated 2 km east of mersey river bridge. The formation of the latrobe high school was when the then latrobe school separated into the latrobe high school and latrobe primary school. Mersey river mid catchment map pdf, 1778kb category. These strong tides have created deep channels and sandbanks throughout the mersey estuary, which can make navigation difficult. Bait fishing is not permitted within national parks. Up north, the mersey river cuts an impressive canyon 85 kilometres south of devonport. Mersey river anglers access inland fisheries service.
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