Coal River is a river in southern Tasmania. With headwaters near Tunnack, it flows through the Coal River Valley and the town of Richmond, and empties into Pitt Water.[1] In Richmond, the river is crossed by the historically significant Richmond Bridge, the oldest bridge built in Australia that is still in use.[2]

Coal
Richmond Bridge on the Coal River
Location of the Coal River mouth in Tasmania
Location
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	Southern Midlands
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	42°46′S 147°27′E
Mouth
• coordinates	42°46′39.6″S 147°37′07.4″E
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Under the Nature Conservation Act of 2002 a part of Pitt Water was declared a nature reserve.[3] The reserve is partially contained within the Pitt Water-Orielton Lagoon Ramsar Site, which, in 1983, was listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar convention. The reserve is the habitat of migratory and resident birds, is a nursery of marine life and is an important estuarine ecosystem, and includes many unique species.[3]

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