Pipers River

Pipers
(wattra karoola)
Pipers River area
Pipers River is located in Tasmania
Pipers River
Location of the Pipers River mouth in Tasmania
Location
CountryAustralia
StateTasmania
RegionNorthern Tasmania
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Arthur
 • locationsouth of Lilydale
 • coordinates41°18′20″S 147°16′54″E / 41.30556°S 147.28167°E / -41.30556; 147.28167
 • elevation975 m (3,199 ft)
MouthNoland Bay, Bass Strait
 • location
Pipers Heads
 • coordinates
41°00′32″S 147°09′26″E / 41.00889°S 147.15722°E / -41.00889; 147.15722
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length59 km (37 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightSecond River (Tasmania)
[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]

  1. ^ "Map of Pipers River, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. ^ Milligan, Joseph (1858). "On the dialects and languages of the Aboriginal Tribes of Tasmania, and on their manners and customs" (PDF). Papers of the Royal Society of Tasmania: 271.