Calder River (Tasmania)
The Calder River is a river in North West Tasmania, Australia, it extends approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Campbell Ranges near Henrietta before reaching its confluence with the Inglis River near Calder. The river is transversed by the Murchison Highway in its upper reaches. Part of the course of the river is located adjacent to the 65.21-hectare (161.1-acre) Calder River Conservation Area.
The river and the adjacent town was named in honour of James Erskine Calder, the Surveyor General of Tasmania between 1859 and 1870.
See also
References
- ^ "Map of Calder River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "CLAC reserves proclaimed within the Waratah-Wynyard municipality under the Nature Conservation Act 2002". Parks Tasmania. Government of Tasmania. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Calder River Conservation Area: Locality of Calder (Map). Government of Tasmania. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Thwaites, Jack (1966). "Calder, James Erskine (1808–1882)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
Further reading
- Bobbi, Christopher; Andrews, David; Bantich, Mark (2003). State of rivers report for the Inglis-Flowderdale Catchment (PDF). Water Assessment and Planning Branch (Report). Hobart: Dept. of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Government of Tasmania. ISSN 1449-5996.
