geo.wikisort.org - RiverDenison River is a river in South West Tasmania, Australia. It is within the South West Wilderness, and drains into the Gordon River below the Gordon Splits. Its catchment starts in the south of the King William Range.
River in Tasmania, Australia
It lies to the east of the Prince of Wales Range (Tasmania), north west of Gordon Dam and Lake Gordon, and west of The Spires (Tasmania).
The river was travelled and photographed by Peter Dombrovskis[1]
In 1989 a survey of the river valley was undertaken to check for aboriginal sites. Seven archaeological sites were identified.[2]
Notes
- Dombrovskis, Peter (1980), Pool below Freedom's Gate, Denison River, Tasmania, The Wilderness Society, retrieved 11 May 2016
- Brown, Steve; Kee, Sue; McGowan, Angela; Middleton, Greg; Nash, Mike; Prince, Brian; Ricketts, Nigel; West, Darrell (1991), "A Preliminary Survey for Aboriginal Sites in the Denison River Valley, March 1989", Australian Archaeology (32): 26–37, ISSN 0312-2417
Further reading
- Binks, C.J. (1989). Explorers of Western Tasmania. Launceston, Tas.: Mary Fisher Bookshop. ISBN 0-7316-7300-X.
- Gee, H and Fenton, J. (Eds) (1978) The South West Book - A Tasmanian Wilderness Melbourne, Australian Conservation Foundation. ISBN 0-85802-054-8
- Neilson, D. (1975) South West Tasmania - A land of the Wild. Adelaide. Rigby. ISBN 0-85179-874-8
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Rivers flowing towards the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean |
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Rivers flowing towards the Southern Ocean |
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- Achilles
- Adams
- Albert
- Andrew
- Anthony
- Badger
- Blackman
- Bluff
- Boyd
- Boyes
- Braddon
- Break O'Day
- Cockle
- Collingwood
- Crossing
- Davey
- Denison
- De Witt
- Donaldson
- Eldon
- Eldon (South
- Frankland (South-west)
- Franklin
- Fury
- Gell
- Gordon
- Governor
- Hardwood
- Heemskirk
- Henty
- Holley
- Huskisson
- Jane
- King
- Loddon
- Lora
- Lucan
- Mackintosh
- Marionoak
- Murchison
- Nelson
- Old
- Olga
- Orange
- Owen Meredith
- Paradise
- Pery
- Pieman
- Pokana
- Princess
- Queen
- Ring
- Savage
- Serpentine
- Smith
- Sophia
- Sorell
- South Eldon
- Southwell
- Spence
- Spero
- Sprent
- Stanley
- Stitt
- Surprise
- Tofft
- Tully
- Wallace
- Wedge
- Whyte
- Wilson
- Yolande
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Rivers flowing towards Bass Strait |
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Category
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South West region of Tasmania, Australia |
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Settlements |
- Adamsfield
- Melaleuca
- Strathgordon
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Governance |
- Braddon (federal)
- Franklin (federal)
- Braddon (state)
- Franklin (state)
- Derwent Valley Council
- Huon Valley Council
- West Coast Council
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Mountains |
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Protected areas, parks and reserves |
- Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
- Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area
- Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve
- Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area
- Southwest National Park
- South West Wilderness
- Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve
- Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
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Rivers | |
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Lakes | |
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Lake Pedder controversy |
- Gordon
- Pedder
- Lake Pedder Action Committee
- United Tasmania Group
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Dams Franklin controversy |
- Edgar
- Gordon
- Scotts Peak
- Serpentine
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Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries | |
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Coastal features |
- High Rocky Point
- Low Rocky Point
- Point Hibbs
- South Coast
- South West Cape
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Power stations | |
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Transport |
- Gordon River Road
- Scotts Peak Dam Road
Railways |
- Great Western Railway (proposed never constructed)
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Landmarks | Natural | |
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Man-made |
- Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse
- Port Davey Track
- South Coast Track
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People of note |
- Bob Brown
- Peter Dombrovskis
- Helen Gee
- James Goodwin
- Brenda Hean
- Richard Jones
- Deny King
- Eric Reece
- Olegas Truchanas
- T. B. Moore
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Islands |
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Books and newspapers |
- Tasmania's offshore islands
- Tasmania's Wilderness Battles
- The South West Book
- South West Tasmania Resources Survey
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Flora, fauna, and fishlife |
- Orange-bellied parrot
- Pedder galaxias
- Pedder earthworm
- Pedder planarian
- Pedra Branca skink
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Bioregions |
- Southern Ranges (bioregion)
- West (bioregion)
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Indigenous heritage | |
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На других языках
[de] Denison River (Gordon River)
Der Denison River ist ein Fluss im Südwesten des australischen Bundesstaates Tasmanien.
- [en] Denison River
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