# Pieman River

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River in western Tasmania, Australia

Pieman The Pieman River Location of the Pieman River mouth in Tasmania Etymology Thomas Kent[1] Native name Corinna (Northwestern Tasmanian) Location Country Australia State Tasmania Region West Coast Physical characteristics Source confluence Mackintosh River and Murchison River • location below Tullah • elevation 191 m (627 ft) Mouth Hardwicke Bay • coordinates 41°40′13″S 144°55′9″E / 41.67028°S 144.91917°E / -41.67028; 144.91917 • elevation 0 m (0 ft) Length 26 km (16 mi) Basin features 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) Reservoir Lake Rosebury, Lake Pieman [2]

The **Pieman River** is a major [perennial river](/source/Perennial_river) located in the [west coast](/source/West_Coast%2C_Tasmania) region of [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), Australia.

## Course and features

Formed by the [confluence](/source/Confluence) of the [Mackintosh River](/source/Mackintosh_River) and [Murchison River](/source/Murchison_River_(Tasmania)), the Pieman River rises in what is now known as [Lake Rosebury](/source/Lake_Rosebery_(Tasmania)), an [artificial lake](/source/Artificial_lake) formed by the [Bastyan Dam](/source/Bastyan_Power_Station). The river flows generally west and northwest and then west again, joined by 21 [tributaries](/source/Tributary) including the Mackintosh, Murchison, [Marionoak](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marionoak_River&action=edit&redlink=1), [Ring](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ring_River&action=edit&redlink=1), [Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilson_River_(Tasmania)&action=edit&redlink=1), [Stitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stitt_River&action=edit&redlink=1), [Huskisson](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Huskisson_River&action=edit&redlink=1), [Stanley](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stanley_River_(Tasmania)&action=edit&redlink=1), [Heemskirk](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heemskirk_River&action=edit&redlink=1), [Paradise](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paradise_River_(Tasmania)&action=edit&redlink=1), [Owen Meredith](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Owen_Meredith_River&action=edit&redlink=1), [Savage](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Savage_River_(Tasmania)&action=edit&redlink=1), [Whyte](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whyte_River&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Donaldson](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donaldson_River_(Tasmania)&action=edit&redlink=1) rivers before emptying into [Hardwicke Bay](/source/Hardwicke_Bay) and reaching its [mouth](/source/River_mouth) in the [Southern Ocean](/source/Southern_Ocean). The river descends 191 metres (627 ft) over its 100-kilometre (62 mi) [course](/source/Watercourse).[2]

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](/source/Reece_Power_Station)) to form [Lake Pieman](/source/Lake_Pieman). Both reservoir and power stations from part of the [Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania)-operated [Pieman River Power Development](/source/Pieman_River_Power_Development). The construction of the power development scheme also altered the route of the [Emu Bay Railway](/source/Melba_Line%2C_Tasmania), and submerged a variety of rail heritage sites in the vicinity of the river, notably parts of the [Wee Georgie Wood Railway](/source/Wee_Georgie_Wood_Railway) or North Farrell Tramway line.[3][4][5]

## Etymology

The [Aboriginal Tasmanians](/source/Aboriginal_Tasmanians) knew the river as *Corinna*, which is the [Peerapper](/source/Peerapper_language) word for the [thylacine](/source/Thylacine).[6]

The once-common suggestion that the river's English name comes from a convict "The Pieman" [Alexander Pearce](/source/Alexander_Pearce) who was responsible for one of the few recorded instances of [cannibalism](/source/Human_cannibalism) in Australia, is not correct. "The Pieman" was in fact Thomas Kent of Southampton, a pastry-cook who was transported to [Van Diemen's Land](/source/Van_Diemen's_Land) in 1816. After a long series of offences in the colony, he was sent to the [Macquarie Harbour Penal Station](/source/Macquarie_Harbour_Penal_Station) in 1822 but subsequently escaped, and was recaptured near the mouth of the river which now bears his nickname.[1] The river has significant timber, mining and industrial heritage along its shores.

## See also

- [Australia portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australia)
- [Renewable energy portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Renewable_energy)
- [Water portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Water)

- [List of rivers of Australia § Tasmania](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Australia#Tasmania)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sprod_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sprod_1-1) Sprod, Dan (1977). *Alexander Pearce of Macquarie Harbour*. Cat & Fiddle Press. pp. 106–18. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85853-031-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85853-031-7).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bonzle_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bonzle_2-1) ["Map of Pieman River, TAS"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240620204158/http://www.bonzle.com.au/c/a?a=p&p=207734&cmd=sp). *Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia*. 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.bonzle.com.au/c/a?a=p&p=207734&cmd=sp) on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Rae, Lou (1997). *The Emu Bay Railway*. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9592098-6-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9592098-6-7).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Atkinson, H.K. (1991). *Railway Tickets of Tasmania*. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9598718-7-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9598718-7-X).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *Along the Line in Tasmania. Book 2. Private Lines*. Traction Publications. 1972. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85829-003-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85829-003-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Plomley, N. J. B. (Norman James Brian); Goodall, Caroline, (compiler.); Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (Launceston, Tas.), (issuing body.) (1990), [*Tasmanian Aboriginal place names*](https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11261118), Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, retrieved 5 August 2019{{[citation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list))

## Maps

- "Pieman River power development map. Tourist map on orthophoto base, showing power developments, for the area Corinna-Lake Mackintosh-Trial Harbour. Includes power stations, tourist facilities, and historical notes" (cartographic material, reproduction). *Survey Section*. 1:60 000. Tasmania: [Hydro-Electric Commission](/source/Hydro_Tasmania). 1982. § E 145°05'--E 145°46'/S 41°37'--S 42°00'.

## External links

- ["The Pieman Catchment"](https://web.archive.org/web/20041204133432/http://www.hydro.com.au/home/Tourism+and+Recreation/Pieman+Catchment/). [Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania). Archived from [the original](http://www.hydro.com.au/home/Tourism+and+Recreation/Pieman+Catchment/) on 4 December 2004.

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