| Bathurst Channel | |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Tasmania |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location on the south west coast of Tasmania |
| Location: | South Western Tasmania |
| Coords: | -43.34°N 146.02°W |
| Type: | Channel |
| Etymology: | 3rd Earl Bathurst, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies |
| Part Of: | Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve |
| Inflow: | Bathurst Harbour |
| Outflow: | Port Davey |
| Basin Countries: | Australia |
The Bathurst Channel is a narrow offshore stretch of water that links Port Davey with Bathurst Harbour in the South West region of Tasmania, Australia. The Bathurst Channel is contained within the Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve,[1] and the Southwest National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
The channel has been studied for estuarine and introduced marine species.
The channel's water is stained red and provides a low light; this allows deeper-water creatures to live in the shallow water. The water is pitch black below the surface. The channel attracts researchers and divers because they can observe deep underwater life without travelling thousands of feet with expensive equipment.
A Tasmanian Wilderness
. Hawthorn, Vic. . . 0-85802-054-8. 1983 edition, published by NSW: William Collins Pty. Ltd., Sydney