Little Swanport River Explained

Little Swanport
Map Size:280
Pushpin Map:Australia Tasmania
Pushpin Map Size:280
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the Little Swanport River mouth in Tasmania
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Tasmania
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:East Coast
Length:62km (39miles)
Source1:Mount Burrows (Tasmania)
Source1 Location:below Inglewood Hill
Source1 Coordinates:-42.3294°N 147.4983°W
Source1 Elevation:522m (1,713feet)
Mouth:Tasman Sea
Mouth Location:Little Swanport
Mouth Coordinates:-42.3411°N 147.9483°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Extra:[1]

The Little Swanport River is a perennial river located on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia.

Course and features

The Little Swanport River forms a key part of the within Little Swanport water catchment. It is here that the Little Swanport River meets the sea and land use is more diverse with large coastal grazing properties, residential/holiday settlements, tourist accommodation, and olive and oyster farming enterprises. The mouth of the Little Swanport River (estuary) is a popular spot for recreational fishing and other seaside holiday activities. It supports several successful oyster farming enterprises.[2]

The river forms the most northern border of the Pembroke Land District.

In the colonial period of the early 1800s the Lisdillon salt works used the Little Swanport River.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Little Swanport River, TAS . Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia . 2015 . 30 June 2015 .
  2. Web site: Little Swanport Catchment Plan (2010-2015) . Little Swanport Catchment Plan Implementation Committee . Glamorgan Spring Bay Council . 2010 . 27 June 2016 . Little Swanport, Tasmania .
  3. http://www.ashadocs.org/aha/09/09_04_Rogers.pdf