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{{Short description|Suburban beach in Howrah, Tasmania}}
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| location          = [[Howrah, Tasmania|Howrah]], [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]]
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| water_bodies      = [[River Derwent (Tasmania)|River Derwent]]
| length            = {{convert|1.2|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=BeachSafe>{{cite web|title=Howrah Beach, Howrah, Hobart, Tasmania |url=https://beachsafe.org.au/beach/tas/clarence/howrah/howrah-beach |website=beachsafe.org.au|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
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'''Howrah Beach''' is a {{convert|1.2|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=BeachSafe/> stretch of [[recreational beach]] situated along the [[River Derwent (Tasmania)|River Derwent]] in [[Howrah, Tasmania|Howrah]], a suburb of [[Hobart, Tasmania]], [[Australia]]. The south-facing beach neighbours [[Bellerive Beach]] to the west and is bookended by Howrah Point to the east. The beach has views of the Derwent estuary, the neighbouring suburb of [[Tranmere, Tasmania|Tranmere]], [[Sandy Bay, Tasmania|Sandy Bay]] on the western shore, and southern views of [[South Arm, Tasmania|South Arm]], Tinderbox and the northern tip of [[Bruny Island]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ccc.tas.gov.au/places/howrah-beach/ |title=Howrah Beach |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=[[Clarence City Council]]}}</ref> Howrah Beach is backed by a narrow tree-lined reserve and private properties, the Clarence Foreshore Trail, [[Clarence High School (Bellerive, Tasmania)|Clarence High School]] adjoining Wentworth Park, Howrah Community Centre, Howrah Men's Shed and the Sunshine Tennis Club.

==Environment==
Howrah Beach consists of two distinct zones, Howrah Beach and Little Howrah Beach, which consists of the south-eastern section. In 1912, a [[humpback whale]] calf measuring {{convert|14|ft|order=flip}} beached itself along the Howrah shoreline and was subsequently dissected by local fishermen.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189096334 |title=WHALE STRANDED AT BELLERIVE. |newspaper=[[Daily Post (Hobart)|Daily Post]] |volume=V |issue=218 |location=Tasmania, Australia |date=12 September 1912 |accessdate=22 April 2023 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Two self-cleaning stormwater traps were installed at the beach in 1997.<ref>{{Citation  | author1=Australia. Supervising Scientist.  | author2=Supervising Scientist for the Alligator Rivers Region (Australia).   | title=Annual report   | year=1994   |page=60 | section=v. : illustrations; 25 cm.   | issn=1440-3013   | series=Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament)   | issue=1996/1997, PP no. 393 of 1997   | location=Canberra   | publisher=Supervising Scientist   | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2312921509  | id=nla.obj-2312921509  | access-date=22 April 2023  | via=Trove }}</ref>

===Little Howrah Beach===
Little Howrah Beach, is a {{convert|200|m|adj=on}} low-energy, low-gradient beach located at the eastern end of the main beach, facing west towards Hobart, which is situated {{convert|5|mi|order=flip}} across the Derwent. In 1956, the then-privately owned section of beach came under council scrutiny for the excess removal of beach sand.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27209951 |title=SAND REMOVAL FROM BEACH |newspaper=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |volume=CLXXIV |issue=25,998 |location=Tasmania, Australia |date=22 April 1954 |accessdate=22 April 2023 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
The southernmost point of the beach is shielded from strong winds by Howrah Point,  creating a tranquil and sheltered environment. Following the rear of the beach, Tranmere Road is bordered on either side by a small seawall and a grassy reserve. A boat dock, some low rocks, and private properties are located in the northernmost part of the road.

==Access==
Howrah Beach is accessible from the [[Hobart City Centre]] via the [[Tasman Bridge]]. It is a two hour walk from the CBD, or a single 20 minute [[Metro Tasmania|metro bus]] ride. There is dedicated parking at the beach directly off Howrah Road. The beach can be accessed on foot via the Clarence Foreshore Trail.

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[[Category:Beaches of Tasmania]]