Butlers Gorge, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Butlers Gorge
State:tas
Pop:nil
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7140
Elevation:667
Region:Central
Location1:Hamilton
Dist1:67
Dir1:NW
Lga:Central Highlands
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Maxtemp:12.9
Mintemp:3.0
Rainfall:1677.6
Near-Nw:Southwest
Near-N:Derwent Bridge
Near-Ne:Bronte Park
Near-E:Tarraleah, Bronte Park
Near-W:Southwest
Near-Sw:Southwest
Near-S:Southwest
Near-Se:Southwest

Butlers Gorge is a rural locality in the local government area of Central Highlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census determined a population of nil for the state suburb of Butlers Gorge.[1]

History

Butlers Gorge was gazetted as a locality in 1971. It was named for John Leslie Butler, a surveyor who worked in the area.[2]

Geography

Most of Lake King William is contained within the locality. The River Derwent flows from the lake to the south-east boundary.

Climate

Butlers Gorge has a cold oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), bordering on a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfc). Over the period 1957 to 1993, there were on average 27.1 snowy days annually, which can occur in any month of the year.[3] It is extremely cloudy, with only 19.4 clear days annually and 163.4 cloudy days.

Despite the relatively low elevation of, some of the coldest temperatures in Australia are often recorded at Butlers Gorge, due to being further south and more exposed to cold westerly airmasses than Liawenee to the northeast.

Road infrastructure

The C603 route (Butlers Gorge Road) enters from the south-east and terminates at the Lake King William Dam.[2] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Butlers Gorge (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 5 Jun 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Butlers Gorge . . Placenames Tasmania . 5 Jun 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "936E", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Australian Weather News . Annual snow days sorted in descending order of average occurrence . 2022-12-08 . Australian Weather News.
  4. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 18 May 2020 .