St Columba Falls State Reserve - TAS

  State Forests,Reserves

Position

DEG: -41.30432 147.93741
DMS: 41º 18' 15.56" S 147º 56' 14.67" E
UTM: 55 G 5427036mN 578474mE
Altitude: 396.77m

Description

Place Type

Reserves - State Forests,Reserves

Location

182.39kms North of Hobart - Driving 287 km (3 Stunden
464.15kms SouthEast of Melbourne - Driving 696 km (23 Stunden

Address & Contact

Pyengana TAS
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Email: N/A
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Information

The Cotton family were the first settlers to Pyengana Valley taking up land not far from the falls, naming their property Saint Columba in the late 1870s. They discovered the falls and Mrs Cotton later applying their property name to the falls. The reserve and surrounding forest provides suitable habitat for many species of animals. During daylight hours. Visitors may observe some of the native inhabitants, including wallabies, spotted cats, and varieties of birds at night. The brushtail possum and Tasmanian devils may be seen.Located just off the approach road on route to the falls the Intake bridge marks are starting point of the disused 45 km water race. It was constructed in the early 1930s for the purpose of water for the tin mine. Remnants of the race can still be seen in the form of the intake pipes located on the eastern side of the bridge.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

St Helens at 29/04:30am EDT
Distance from St Columba Falls State Reserve 28.77km E
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
12.4°C11.6°C92%11.1°C1026.6hPa0.0mmNNW6km/hr
3knots
9km/hr
5knots

Closest Climatic Station

St Helens Aerodrome
Distance from St Columba Falls State Reserve 28.77km E
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C22.721.820.818.416.013.913.514.315.917.319.321.0
Mean Min. °C13.213.311.59.67.15.44.85.46.57.810.311.5
Mean Rain mm50.764.264.258.245.861.046.270.552.665.670.647.9

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