Gordon River

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The Gordon River is a remote, wild river in Tasmania renowned for its pristine wilderness scenery and role at the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
accessedVia Strahan ⓘ
associatedWith Franklin Dam controversy ⓘ
Tasmanian environmental movement ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
environmentalIssue hydroelectric development controversy ⓘ
wilderness conservation ⓘ
flowsInto Macquarie Harbour ⓘ
formsReservoir Lake Gordon ⓘ
hasCharacteristic dark tannin-stained water ⓘ
high rainfall catchment ⓘ
largely roadless catchment ⓘ
steep forested banks ⓘ
hasConservationStatus high conservation value river system ⓘ
hasEcosystemType riverine habitat ⓘ
temperate rainforest ⓘ
wet eucalypt forest ⓘ
hasLegalStatus World Heritage protected area core ⓘ
hasTributary Denison River ⓘ
Franklin River ⓘ
Olga River ⓘ
Serpentine River ⓘ
Sprent River ⓘ
Wedge River ⓘ
impoundedBy Gordon Dam ⓘ
knownFor World Heritage-listed environment ⓘ
pristine wilderness scenery ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
wilderness tourism ⓘ
locatedIn South West Wilderness ⓘ
Tasmania ⓘ
southwest Tasmania ⓘ
linked to: South West Tasmania
locatedInProtectedArea Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park ⓘ
Southwest National Park ⓘ
majorNearbyTown Strahan ⓘ
managedBy Hydro Tasmania ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn Macquarie Harbour ⓘ
partOf Gordon-Franklin river system ⓘ
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area ⓘ
region West Coast of Tasmania ⓘ
sourceLocation Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park ⓘ
state Tasmania ⓘ
tourismActivity kayaking ⓘ
river cruises ⓘ
wilderness sightseeing ⓘ
usedFor hydroelectric power generation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southwest National Park → hasRiver → Gordon River ⓘ
Frankland Range → separates → Gordon River valley ⓘ
linked to: Gordon River
Frankland Range → hasNearbyWaterBody → Gordon River ⓘ
Lake Gordon → watercourse → Gordon River ⓘ
Lake Gordon → outflow → Gordon River ⓘ
Port Davey → connectsTo → Gordon River (via inland waterways and portage routes historically) ⓘ
linked to: Gordon River
Huon pine → foundIn → Gordon River ⓘ
Lake Pedder → outflow → Gordon River ⓘ
Macquarie Harbour → hasInflow → Gordon River ⓘ
subject linked to: Macquarie Harbour (namesake)