The river rises below Bells Hill and flows generally north by west, through the Cascade Dam, and reaches its mouth near Derby where it merges with the Ringarooma River. The river descends 367 metres (1,204 ft) over its 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) course.[1]
The river flooded in April 1929, following unusually heavy rains in northern Tasmania.[2] After rainfall of 125 millimetres (4.9 in) in ninety minutes,[3] the Briseis Dam gave way upstream of Derby, causing a torrent of water to rush down the narrow gorge of the Cascade River. At the time, the flood was the worst in Tasmanian history, lasting several days. Thousands of buildings were damaged and the death toll is variously reported to be between 14 and 22.[4] After the 1929 Briseis Dam Disaster, a dam across the Cascade River was rebuilt in 1936 as the 49-hectare (120-acre) Cascade Dam.[5]
cascade, river, tasmania, cascade, river, part, ringarooma, river, catchment, perennial, river, located, north, east, region, tasmania, australia, cascadelocation, cascade, river, mouthin, tasmanialocationcountryaustraliastatetasmaniaregionnorth, eastphysical,. The Cascade River part of the Ringarooma River catchment is a perennial river located in the north east region of Tasmania Australia CascadeLocation of the Cascade River mouthin TasmaniaLocationCountryAustraliaStateTasmaniaRegionNorth eastPhysical characteristicsSource locationbelow Bells Hill coordinates41 14 55 S 147 51 28 E 41 24861 S 147 85778 E 41 24861 147 85778 elevation515 m 1 690 ft MouthRingarooma River locationDerby coordinates41 08 57 S 147 48 18 E 41 14917 S 147 80500 E 41 14917 147 80500 elevation148 m 486 ft Length10 km 6 2 mi Basin featuresRiver systemRingarooma River catchment 1 Location and features editThe river rises below Bells Hill and flows generally north by west through the Cascade Dam and reaches its mouth near Derby where it merges with the Ringarooma River The river descends 367 metres 1 204 ft over its 10 kilometre 6 2 mi course 1 The river flooded in April 1929 following unusually heavy rains in northern Tasmania 2 After rainfall of 125 millimetres 4 9 in in ninety minutes 3 the Briseis Dam gave way upstream of Derby causing a torrent of water to rush down the narrow gorge of the Cascade River At the time the flood was the worst in Tasmanian history lasting several days Thousands of buildings were damaged and the death toll is variously reported to be between 14 and 22 4 After the 1929 Briseis Dam Disaster a dam across the Cascade River was rebuilt in 1936 as the 49 hectare 120 acre Cascade Dam 5 See also edit nbsp Australia portal nbsp Environment portal nbsp Water portal List of rivers of Australia TasmaniaReferences edit a b Map of Cascade River TAS Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia 2015 Retrieved 30 June 2015 Bureau of Meteorology Northern Tasmania April 1929 Beswick John 2006 Briseis Dam Disaster The Companion to Tasmian History Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies Retrieved 22 February 2013 Stephens Phil and Matt The Flood of 1929 Launceston Historical Society Inc Retrieved 22 February 2013 Cole Bruce 2006 Dams The Companion to Tasmanian History Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies Retrieved 22 February 2013 This article about a river in Tasmania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cascade River Tasmania amp oldid 1134338425, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
