geo.wikisort.org - RiverThe Spero River is a perennial river located in the West Coast or South West region of Tasmania, Australia.
River in Tasmania, Australia
Spero |
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Location of the Spero River mouth in Tasmania |
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Country | Australia |
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State | Tasmania |
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Region | West Coast, South West |
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Source | |
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• location | below Thirkell Hill |
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• coordinates | 42°40′35″S 145°34′1″E |
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• elevation | 291 m (955 ft) |
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Mouth | Spero Bay, Southern Ocean |
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• location | Point Hibbs |
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• coordinates | 42°38′10″S 145°19′58″E |
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• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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Length | 29 km (18 mi) |
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Tributaries | |
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• left | Pery River |
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Reservoir | Lake Burbury |
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Course and features
The Spero River rises below Thirkell Hill on an unnamed range within the Southwest Conservation Area. The river flows generally north by west, joined by the Pery River and one minor tributary before reaching its mouth and emptying into Spero Bay, south east of Point Hibbs, eventually flowing into the Southern Ocean. The river descends 287 metres (942 ft) over its 29-kilometre (18 mi) course.[1]
The river mouth is located on a walking track entitled the Hibbs Lagoon to Low Rocky Point, approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi), 12-days plus, along the south western coast of Tasmania that is considered the most difficult section of the coast.[2] The mouth area has also been subjected to both plans and actual modification of reefs and blockages for navigation of the lower portion of the river.[3] Access to the area in the 1930s was also augmented by tracks from Birchs Inlet on Macquarie Harbour.[4][5]
Much of the course of the river is isolated with very limited direct contact with the outside world, however a Huon Pine timber venture in the 1930s and 1940s saw some level of activity in the area.[6]
A small steam ship the SS Gundiah was specifically bought to service the Spero River timber industry.[7][8][9][10]
The river name is also applied to the cartographic material available from Tasmap for the area.[11]
See also
- Australia portal
References
- "Map of Spero River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- Chapmans, John (2008). South West Tasmania (5th ed.). p. 186. ISBN 978-1-920995-03-4.
- "WEST COAST NEWS". The Advocate. Tasmania. 27 July 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 24 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "STRAHAN COUNCIL". The Mercury. Vol. CXLIII, no. 20, 245. Tasmania. 13 September 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 24 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "STRAHAN". The Advocate. Tasmania. 7 September 1935. p. 8 (DAILY). Retrieved 24 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- Kerr, Garry; McDermott, Harry (1999). "Chapter 5; The Spero River Venture". The Huon Pine Story – A History of the harvest and use of a unique timber. Portland, Victoria: Mainsail Books. pp. 85–95. ISBN 0-9577917-0-4.
- "GUNDIAH AT HOBART". The Mercury. Vol. CXLVI, no. 20, 758. Tasmania. 12 May 1937. p. 9. Retrieved 24 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "STRAHAN". The Advocate. Tasmania. 19 February 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 24 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "TIMBER FROM SPERO RIVER". The Advocate. Tasmania. 20 February 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 24 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "GUNDIAH ARRIVES AT STRAHAN". The Mercury. Vol. CXLVI, no. 20, 776. Tasmania. 2 June 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 24 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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Tasmania. Land Information Bureau (1996), Spero (Ed. 2, 1996 ed.), Tasmap, retrieved 24 November 2016
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Locomotives and rolling stock |
- TGR G class (1896)
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Railway stations and former railway stations |
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- Cape Sorell Lighthouse
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Mining |
- Comstock Mine
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Books and newspapers |
- For the Term of His Natural Life
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Other |
- Darwin glass
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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)
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- 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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Lake Pedder controversy |
- Gordon
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Dams Franklin controversy |
- Edgar
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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
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- 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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