GORGES

Below Parangana this river flows through a series of gorges, in this section the geological structure of the land strongly influences the river’s course. The river flows through formations of granite, limestone, and quartzite, it is forced to change direction by a full ninety degrees twice in this section as tectonic landforms impose their power. Then downstream the river has superimposed itself into an impossible canyon, the power of liquid water to erode solid rock is a natural and timeless wonder.  
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This section of river features in the diaries of G.A Robinson, on his quest to remove the palawa/pakana people from the mainland of Tasmania. Whether his intention was for good or ill, his actions resulted in a landscape robbed of its inhabitants for a time.
 
This is strangely the most inaccessible section of the rivers course, the gorges are interrupted by open valleys but few roads or walking track meet the river, to know this part of the river you have to be prepared to take to the Whitewater.