Pipers (wattra karoola) | |
Map Size: | 280 |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Tasmania |
Pushpin Map Size: | 280 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Pipers River mouth in Tasmania |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Tasmania |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Northern Tasmania |
Length: | 59km (37miles) |
Source1: | Mount Arthur |
Source1 Location: | south of Lilydale |
Source1 Coordinates: | -41.3056°N 147.2817°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 975m (3,199feet) |
Mouth: | Noland Bay, Bass Strait |
Mouth Location: | Pipers Heads |
Mouth Coordinates: | -41.0089°N 147.1572°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Tributaries Right: | Second River (Tasmania) |
Extra: | [1] |
The Pipers River is a perennial river located in northern region of Tasmania, Australia. It was named for Captain Hugh Piper. The Aboriginal name for the river is Wattra karoola.[2]
The river rises below Mount Arthur near Lilydale. It runs through Hollybank Forest, a tourist attraction, before flowing through the outer reaches of Lilydale. It then proceeds through to Karoola, Lower Turners Marsh and then Pipers River town. The river has its mouth at Pipers Heads near the towns of Weymouth and Bellingham flowing into Noland Bay, Bass Strait. A number of tributaries flow into the Pipers River including; Pipers Brook, at Bellingham, Back Creek at Weymouth and Rocky Creek near Lilydale. The river descends over its 59km (37miles) course.[1] The river isn't very tidal except in the immediate area around Weymouth.
Results from a genetic study indicated that specimens of Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish from a site in the Pipers River catchment (Little Creek) were significantly genetically distinct from the rest of the species, and should be considered an important location for conservation.[3]