Pieman River
| Pieman | |
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 The Pieman River
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Name origin: Thomas Kent
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| Country | Australia |
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| State | Tasmania |
| Region | West Coast |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Ring River, Stitt River, Heemskirk River |
| - right | Marionoak River, Wilson River (Tasmania), Huskisson River, Stanley River (Tasmania), Paradise River (Tasmania), Owen Meredith River, Savage River (Tasmania), Whyte River, Donaldson River (Tasmania) |
| Source confluence | Mackintosh River and Murchison River |
| - location | below Tullah |
| - elevation | 191 m (627 ft) |
| Mouth | Hardwicke Bay |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 41°40′13″S 144°55′9″E / 41.67028°S 144.91917°ECoordinates: 41°40′13″S 144°55′9″E / 41.67028°S 144.91917°E |
| Length | 26 km (16 mi) |
| Reservoir | Lake Rosebury, Lake Pieman |
| Dams | Reece Dam, Bastyan Dam |
| Nature reserves | Pieman River SR, Tikkawoppa Plateau RR, Bernafai Ridge CA |
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The Pieman River is a major perennial river located in the west coast region of Tasmania, Australia.
Formed by the confluence of the Mackintosh River and Murchison River, the Pieman River rises in what is now known as Lake Rosebury, an artificial lake formed by the Bastyan Dam. The river flows generally west and northwest and then west again, joined by 21 tributaries including the Mackintosh, Murchison, Marionoak, Ring, Wilson, Stitt, Huskisson, Stanley, Heemskirk, Paradise, Owen Meredith, Savage, Whyte and Donaldson rivers before emptying into Hardwicke Bay and reaching its mouth in the Southern Ocean. The river descends 191 metres (627 ft) over its 100-kilometre (62 mi) course.
The river is impounded at Bastyan by the Bastyan Dam (and adjacent hydroelectric power station to form Lake Rosebury; and at Reece by the Reece Dam (and adjacent hydroelectric power station to form Lake Pieman. Both reservoir and power stations from part of the Hydro Tasmania-operated Pieman River Power Development. The construction of the power development scheme also altered the route of the Emu Bay Railway, and submerged a variety of rail heritage sites in the vicinity of the river, notably parts of the Wee Georgie Wood Railway or North Farrell Tramway line.
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