Henty River

Location and features

Formed by the confluence of the Dobson and Newton Creeks, the river rises below Lake Newton on the western slopes of the Tyndall Range, northwest of Mount Tyndall, part of the West Coast Range of Tasmania.

The river flows generally south by west and then west, joined by eight tributaries. : Bottle Creek : Lost Creek : Malcolm Creek : McCutcheom's Creek :Tully :Yolande :Badger

The mouth emptying into the Southern Ocean at Henty Dunes.

The river descends 264 m over its 46 km course.

In the area known as the Upper Henty at the river's headwaters is the Henty Gold Mine. Its upper reaches were some of the last sites of dam making by the Hydro Tasmania 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.

The river is crossed by bridges that carry the Zeehan-Strahan Road and the Zeehan Highway. 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.

Picnic spots are available beside the river at either the Strahan to Zeehan highway, or the Zeehan Highway.

References

References

1. "Map of Henty River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
2. "Mammals of the upper Henty River region, Western Tasmania". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.
3. "Notes on the diet of the carnivorous mammals of the Upper Henty River Region, western Tasmania".
4. "Pioneers of Tasmania's west coast". Blubber Head Press.
5. "Weathering and morphostratigraphic evidence for four glaciations in the Henty River Basin, western Tasmania".