The Pipers River is a
perennial river
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located in
northern region of
Tasmania
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, Australia. It was named for Captain Hugh Piper. The Aboriginal name for the river is ''Wattra karoola''.
Course and features
The river rises below
Mount Arthur near
Lilydale. It runs through Hollybank Forest, a tourist attraction, before flowing through the outer reaches of Lilydale. It then proceeds through to
Karoola, Lower Turners Marsh and then
Pipers River town. The river has its mouth at Pipers Heads near the towns of
Weymouth and
Bellingham flowing into
Noland Bay
Noland Bay is a bay in Northern Tasmania, Australia located in Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria (Australia ...
,
Bass Strait
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. A number of tributaries flow into the Pipers River including; Pipers Brook, at Bellingham, Back Creek at Weymouth and Rocky Creek near Lilydale. The river descends over its
course
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Directions or navigation
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.
[ The river isn't very tidal except in the immediate area around Weymouth.
]
Wildlife
Results from a genetic study indicated that specimens of Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish from a site in the Pipers River catchment (Little Creek) were significantly genetically distinct from the rest of the species, and should be considered an important location for conservation.
See also
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References
External links
Resort in Pipers River
Rivers of Tasmania
Northern Tasmania
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