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The
Gordon River is one of the major rivers of
Tasmania,
Australia. It rises in the centre of the island and flows westward. Major tributaries include the
Serpentine River and the
Franklin River. The Gordon River empties into
Macquarie Harbour on the
West Coast of
Tasmania.
The entire course of the Gordon River is an uninhabited wilderness area. The differentiation between the Upper Gordon River catchment and the Lower Gordon River was made by what were considered impassable gorges. Olegas Truchanos was one who was able to travel through these.
Upper Gordon River
The
Gordon Dam was constructed to impound the upper reaches of the Gordon River, forming
Lake Gordon and the new
Lake Pedder for
hydro-electric power generation.
Gordon Splits
» See also article Gordon Splits
Lower Gordon River
Additional dams were proposed for the lower part of the river but the plans were dropped due to changing public opinion. In particular, the
Franklin Dam was proposed just downstream of the junction with the
Franklin River, and would have flooded much of both rivers. It was a major political and environmental issue in the 1980s.
The lower part of the Gordon River is part of the
World Heritage area and contains a cold-climate rainforest and rare trees. As with many rivers in western Tasmania, the water is fresh and drinkable, but has the colour of weak tea due to the absorption of tannin from button grass growing in the catchment area.
Boat excursions to the lower Gordon River from
Macquarie Harbour are popular with tourists in
Strahan.
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