The North Esk River runs through the Cataract Gorge starting from the Trevallyn Dam down to the Tamar river only a kilometre or so from the centre of the city. In its length the park exhibits many spectacular vistas and is home to a large number of native marsupials and birds. The following slide presentations illustrate the Gorge in all its glory throughout the seasons day night and through floods fires and storms!
Low water down river from the power station The suspension bridge from nthe Zig Zag track The 2016 big flood at Trevalyn weir The first basin weir in summer The lower gorge at low tide The lights of Launceston on a calm evening A misty day Moon rise from the lower gorge A view of the lower gorge from the Tamar Kayakers enjoy the big flood Late summer sunset A huge winter flood Moon rise over the Tamar Flood in the lower gorge at dusk A risky flood photo! Cooling off in summer Sunset caused a pink flood The suspension from the west Launceston side. The big flood of 2016 The suspension bridge was closed in 2016 due to the big flood The Alexander Suspension Bridge from the lookout Illuminations around the first basin The view from the Zig Zag A calm day in summer The Park keepers house by the Iron bridge A fish eye view of the first basin The Cafe in the flood The first basin in the 2016 flood Jumping in the gorge The Thinker an inflated sculpture in the summer festival Fire in the gorge The smoke lasted for days! Climbers Climbers Climbers Autumnal colour Spring daffodils Summer trees Spring daffodils Rhododendrons for early summer A path of Rhododendrons Native geraniums We had a lot of Daffodils after all the rain in 2016 Hydrangers in fulf bloom Autumnal colour Native Pan Pacific Black Duck and a single remaining duckling A Male Peacoks in full plumage Peacock feather detail Peacocks are excellant climbers too A Peacock with beautiful wing feathers Every so often a seal swims into the lower gorge to gorge on eels and the take a nap A male Tasmanian (turbo chook ) hen A male Tasmanian hen A pair of Tasmanian hens Tasmanian hen chicks A mother Pademellon and her young joey A red sky at night A very dramatic sunset The lower gorge at low tide The lights of Launceston on a calm evening A misty day Moon rise from the lower gorge A view of the lower gorge from the Tamar Kayakers enjoy the big flood Late summer sunset A huge winter flood Moon rise over the Tamar
The North Esk In flood The lower gorge at night Rapids below the basin bridge The blue hour in winter Winter Fog Weir cooling off Dramatic Sunset Cataract Gorge great flood 16/10/2022 The floods move boulders Summer pool much loved by herons Sunset on the basin wall Loving it on the suspension bridge Reflections in the lower gorge The effect of summer bush fires Time to gaze Low water near the power station Big rocks An old plane tree that is often totally under water Built by nature Narcissus in spring Rhododendrons in flower Autumn in Cataract Gorge Launceston Tasmania The Zig Zag walk in summer Azaleas Rhododendrons in flower Tasmanian native grass ‘Sagg’ The Edwardian Band stand Hydrangers Full Moon over the basin Winter trees Summer fairy grass Driftwood nest as a work of sculpture Trees surviving between rocks Trees surviving between rocks Climbing A little gift pebble Spring diffs Autumn Leaves Parterre garden Ring tail possum Brush tail possum cleaning out! Pea chick Welcome Show off! Resting after showing off Wallabies love to eat leaves A Pademelon and her joey A Pademelon and her joey This way! Sleeping… almost Dramatic sunset A rainy night!