{{Use Australian English|date=April 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Scamander | state = tas | image = Scamander Tasmania.jpg | caption = | coordinates = {{coord|41|27|S|148|16|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = left | lga = Break O'Day Council | postcode = 7215 | pop = 803| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes = <ref>{{Census 2021 AUS|id = SAL60588|name = Scamander|accessdate = 2022-07-26}}</ref> | est = | elevation= 3 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="climate">{{cite web |url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_092094_All.shtml |title = Scamander Climate Statistics (1974-2013) |publisher = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] |access-date = October 27, 2024}} </ref> | maxtemp = 18.0 | maxtemp_footnotes = <ref name="climate"/> | mintemp = 8.9 | mintemp_footnotes = <ref name="climate"/> | rainfall = 699.9 | rainfall_footnotes = <ref name="climate"/> | stategov = [[Division of Lyons (state)|Lyons]] | fedgov = [[Division of Lyons|Lyons]] | dist1 = 18 | location1= [[St Marys, Tasmania|St Marys]] | dist2 = 18 | location2= [[St Helens, Tasmania|St Helens]] | dist3 = 146 | location3= [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]] | dist4 = 235 | location4= [[Hobart]] }}
'''Scamander''' is a small town at the mouth of the [[Scamander River, Tasmania|Scamander River]] between [[St Helens, Tasmania|St Helens]] and [[St Marys, Tasmania|St Marys]] on the north-east coast of [[Tasmania]] in [[Australia]]. The town is a popular holiday destination because of its wide, sandy beaches and views of the ocean. Recreational activities include surfing, swimming and fishing for [[bream]] in the river.
==History==
The first European to travel through the area was surveyor [[John Helder Wedge]] in 1825. He named the river "Borthwick" and the position itself he named "Yarmouth" after the English port [[Great Yarmouth]] but both the river and town were both later renamed "Scamander".
The wide river mouth has been a challenge to bridge builders for many years. [[Richard Terry (bridge builder)|Richard Terry]] constructed a timber bridge in 1865, but it collapsed around May in 1875 while a large herd of cattle was being driven across it.<ref>''The Mercury'', 28 August 1875</ref> A second and third bridge were successively washed away in floods in 1889 and 1911. Further bridges succumbed to flood and [[shipworm]]s, the last timber bridge collapsing in 1929. A [[truss bridge]] was built in 1936 and still stands today, used by pedestrians and bicycles. The concrete bridge that currently carries the [[Tasman Highway]] was built on a better alignment nearby and officially opened on 26 June 1991.
Scamander Post Office opened on 1 October 1896 and closed in 1933. It reopened in 1950.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=Tas&country= | accessdate = 16 June 2012}}</ref>
On the evening of 11 December 2006, 18 houses and a restaurant were [[2006-07 Australian bushfire season#December 2006|razed by a bushfire]] that swept around the small town.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200612/s1809278.htm | title= Conditions improve for Tasmanian fire crews | publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date=2006-12-12 | accessdate= 2006-12-12}}</ref>
==Climate== Scamander has a [[oceanic climate#Marine west coast (Cfb)|temperate oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen:]] ''Cfb''); experiencing mild summers and cool winters.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/maps/averages/climate-classification/?maptype=kpn |title = Climate classification maps: Köppen - all classes |publisher = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] |access-date = October 27, 2024}}</ref> Average maxima vary from {{convert|22.1|C}} in February to {{convert|13.8|C}} in July, while average minima range between {{convert|13.0|C}} in February and {{convert|4.5|C}} in July. Precipitation is moderate, averaging {{convert|699.9|mm|in|abbr=on}} per annum. Rainfall is well-distributed through the year; occurring on 126.8 days. The town is not particularly sunny, experiencing 130.0 cloudy days and 74.3 clear days per annum. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|42.2|C}} on 30 January 2009 to {{convert|-3.0|C}} on 6 July 1990.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=92094 |title = Scamander Climate (1974-2013) |website = FarmOnline Weather |publisher = [[Australian Community Media]] |access-date = October 27, 2024}}</ref> The former reading is also Tasmania's highest recorded temperature.<ref name=BOM>{{cite web |url= http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/tas/20090130.shtml |title = Tasmania breaks all-time high temperature record again |publisher = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] |access-date = October 27, 2024}}</ref>
{{Weather box | location = Scamander ({{coord|41.46|S|148.26|E}}, elev. 3 m) (1974–2013) | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes |humidity colour = green | Jan record high C = 42.2 | Feb record high C = 39.8 | Mar record high C = 34.8 | Apr record high C = 29.3 | May record high C = 24.7 | Jun record high C = 20.1 | Jul record high C = 21.8 | Aug record high C = 24.9 | Sep record high C = 29.7 | Oct record high C = 31.7 | Nov record high C = 34.7 | Dec record high C = 35.6 | Jan high C = 22.1 | Feb high C = 21.7 | Mar high C = 20.7 | Apr high C = 18.8 | May high C = 16.6 | Jun high C = 14.4 | Jul high C = 13.8 | Aug high C = 14.8 | Sep high C = 16.3 | Oct high C = 17.4 | Nov high C = 19.0 | Dec high C = 20.3 | Jan mean C = 17.4 | Feb mean C = 17.4 | Mar mean C = 16.3 | Apr mean C = 14.3 | May mean C = 12.1 | Jun mean C = 10.0 | Jul mean C = 9.2 | Aug mean C = 10.0 | Sep mean C = 11.5 | Oct mean C = 12.7 | Nov mean C = 14.7 | Dec mean C = 15.8 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 12.7 | Feb low C = 13.0 | Mar low C = 11.8 | Apr low C = 9.8 | May low C = 7.5 | Jun low C = 5.5 | Jul low C = 4.5 | Aug low C = 5.2 | Sep low C = 6.6 | Oct low C = 8.0 | Nov low C = 10.3 | Dec low C = 11.3 | Jan record low C = 5.1 | Feb record low C = 5.3 | Mar record low C = 2.6 | Apr record low C = 2.0 | May record low C = 0.0 | Jun record low C = -2.2 | Jul record low C = -3.0 | Aug record low C = -1.2 | Sep record low C = -0.2 | Oct record low C = 0.1 | Nov record low C = 1.8 | Dec record low C = 3.8 | Jan avg record high C = 32.9 | Feb avg record high C = 31.5 | Mar avg record high C = 28.9 | Apr avg record high C = 25.5 | May avg record high C = 21.4 | Jun avg record high C = 18.1 | Jul avg record high C = 17.6 | Aug avg record high C = 19.3 | Sep avg record high C = 22.3 | Oct avg record high C = 25.3 | Nov avg record high C = 28.7 | Dec avg record high C = 28.7 | year avg record high C = 34.8 | Jan avg record low C = 7.6 | Feb avg record low C = 7.7 | Mar avg record low C = 6.1 | Apr avg record low C = 4.2 | May avg record low C = 2.4 | Jun avg record low C = 0.9 | Jul avg record low C = 0.4 | Aug avg record low C = 0.9 | Sep avg record low C = 1.6 | Oct avg record low C = 2.8 | Nov avg record low C = 5.1 | Dec avg record low C = 6.4 | year avg record low C = -0.3 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 55.2 | Feb precipitation mm = 45.3 | Mar precipitation mm = 65.7 | Apr precipitation mm = 69.0 | May precipitation mm = 53.9 | Jun precipitation mm = 54.0 | Jul precipitation mm = 54.2 | Aug precipitation mm = 63.4 | Sep precipitation mm = 54.7 | Oct precipitation mm = 61.9 | Nov precipitation mm = 64.3 | Dec precipitation mm = 59.1 | year precipitation mm = 699.9 | unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm | Jan precipitation days = 8.9 | Feb precipitation days = 8.4 | Mar precipitation days = 11.0 | Apr precipitation days = 9.3 | May precipitation days = 9.8 | Jun precipitation days = 10.7 | Jul precipitation days = 11.6 | Aug precipitation days = 11.8 | Sep precipitation days = 11.9 | Oct precipitation days = 11.9 | Nov precipitation days = 10.6 | Dec precipitation days = 10.9 | Jan afthumidity = 64 | Feb afthumidity = 67 | Mar afthumidity = 67 | Apr afthumidity = 66 | May afthumidity = 67 | Jun afthumidity = 68 | Jul afthumidity = 67 | Aug afthumidity = 64 | Sep afthumidity = 62 | Oct afthumidity = 64 | Nov afthumidity = 66 | Dec afthumidity = 64 | year afthumidity = 65 | Jan dew point C = 12.2 | Feb dew point C = 12.8 | Mar dew point C = 12.1 | Apr dew point C = 10.3 | May dew point C = 8.7 | Jun dew point C = 7.0 | Jul dew point C = 6.1 | Aug dew point C = 6.2 | Sep dew point C = 6.7 | Oct dew point C = 8.0 | Nov dew point C = 10.0 | Dec dew point C = 10.7 | Jan sun = 241.8 | Feb sun = 206.2 | Mar sun = 189.1 | Apr sun = 174.0 | May sun = 142.6 | Jun sun = 129.0 | Jul sun = 158.1 | Aug sun = 173.6 | Sep sun = 192.0 | Oct sun = 223.2 | Nov sun = 210.0 | Dec sun = 229.4 | Jan percentsun = 53 | Feb percentsun = 53 | Mar percentsun = 49 | Apr percentsun = 53 | May percentsun = 46 | Jun percentsun = 47 | Jul percentsun = 54 | Aug percentsun = 53 | Sep percentsun = 54 | Oct percentsun = 54 | Nov percentsun = 48 | Dec percentsun = 49 | source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]<ref name="climate"/><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/ |title = Climate data online (Site number: 092094) |publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |access-date = 27 Jun 2025}}</ref>}}
==Services== Services in Scamander include: *Resort Hotel *Bottle Shop *Two Caravan Parks *Numerous Bed and Breakfasts *Several small motels *Supermarket/minimarket *Petrol Station including mechanic *Fast food store *Surf Shop *Post office
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Gazetteer of Australia | name = Scamander | id = 207380}} *[http://walkabout.com.au/locations/TASScamander.shtml#Holiday%20Homes%20&%20Units Walkabout – Scamander]
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[[Category:Towns in Tasmania]] [[Category:Localities of Break O'Day Council]]