The Henty River is a
perennial river
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in the
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region of
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, Australia. The river generally lies north of and south of .
Location and features
Formed by the
confluence
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of the Dobson and Newton Creeks, the river rises below Lake Newton on the western slopes of the
Tyndall Range
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The main focal point for the range is Mount Tyndall which lies at the northern ...
, northwest of
Mount Tyndall
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, part of the
West Coast Range
The West Coast Range is a mountain range located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.
The range lies to the west and north of the main parts of the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park.
The range has had a significant numb ...
of Tasmania.
The river flows generally south by west and then west, joined by eight
tributaries
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.
: Bottle Creek
: Lost Creek
: Malcolm Creek
: McCutcheom's Creek
:
Tully
:
Yolande
:
Badger
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The
mouth emptying into the
Southern Ocean
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at Henty Dunes.
The river descends over its
course.
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In the area known as the Upper Henty at the river's headwaters is the ]Henty Gold Mine
The Henty Gold Mine is located at the head of the Henty River on the edge of the West Coast Range in Western Tasmania. It is approximately 30 km north of Queenstown. It is east of Zeehan and south of Rosebery. It can be reached by the Hyd ...
. Its upper reaches were some of the last sites of dam making by the Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as the Hydro-Electric Commission (HEC) or The Hydro, is the trading name of the Hydro-Electric Corporation, a Tasmanian Government business enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator i ...
in its long history of regulating flow of Tasmanian rivers.
The river catchment has two areas of high ground. One is known as the ''Professor Plateau'', west of the ''Professor Range'' to the north of the river, and the other ''Misery Flat'', which is high ground between the Tully River and Lost Creek.
The river basin is adjacent to the West Coast Range and the Lake Margaret areas, argued as having up to four separate periods of glaciation.Zeehan-Strahan Road
Zeehan-Strahan Road (also known as the ''Strahan to Zeehan road'') is a road that links Strahan with Zeehan in Western Tasmania.
It runs parallel to Ocean Beach for a distance and crosses the Henty River at the beach's northern end, before ...
and the Zeehan Highway
Zeehan Highway (also known as the Queenstown-Zeehan road) is a road between Zeehan and Queenstown in Western Tasmania.
Where it leaves the valley in which Queenstown lies, it is the junction with the Queenstown to Strahan road that is at H ...
. A former bridge that carried the Strahan-Zeehan Railway, very close to the coast and Ocean Beach, has since been demolished.
Recreation uses
During October and November, the Henty River is a location for sea run trout
Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salmoni ...
.
Picnic spots are available beside the river at either the Strahan to Zeehan highway, or the Zeehan Highway.
See also
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References
Further reading
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External links
West Coast Council details
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Rivers of Tasmania
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