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The Mersey Valley is a valley and geographic area in the northern region of Tasmania, Australia. It is named after the Mersey River, which flows through its length, providing a focal point for agriculture, tourism, and hydroelectric power generation. The valley includes the towns of Devonport, Latrobe, and Sheffield.
The Mersey Valley Countryside Warden Service manages local nature reserves such as Chorlton Ees and Sale Water Park. The river gave its name to Merseybeat , developed by bands from Liverpool, notably the Beatles .
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The Mersey River originates in Lake Meston, located within the Walls of Jerusalem National Park in Tasmania’s Central Highlands. The river descends through a series of alpine lakes, including Lake Youd, Lake Rowallan, and Lake Parangana, before reaching the Bass Strait at Devonport.
Merseyside (/ ˈ m ɜːr z i s aɪ d / MUR-zee-syde) is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in North West England.It borders Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester to the east, Cheshire to the south, the Welsh county of Flintshire across the Dee Estuary to the southwest, and the Irish Sea to the west.
The artificial mud flats. Broad Ees Dole, in the northeast of Sale Water Park, is an important wildlife refuge. Major work was carried out in the 1980s to develop Broad Ees Dole into a wetland area that could be managed to improve the wildlife value of the park, in particular for wild birds, the main lake being too deep to provide food for many bird species. [4]
Mersey Forest is a locality in the local government areas of Meander Valley and Kentish in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about 78 kilometres (48 mi) south-west of the town of Devonport. The 2016 census determined a population of zero for the state suburb of Mersey Forest. [1]
Sale is in the Mersey Valley, about 100 feet (30 m) above sea level on generally flat ground. The River Mersey, which runs just north of the town, [ 3 ] is prone to flooding during heavy rains, so the Sale Water Park , close to the town's northern boundary, acts as an emergency flood basin. [ 46 ]