Broughton River (South Australia)
Broughton | |
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Location of the river mouth in South Australia | |
Etymology | William Broughton |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | South Australia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Spalding |
- coordinates | 33°31′S 138°37′E / 33.52°S 138.62°E / -33.52; 138.62 |
- elevation | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
Mouth | Spencer Gulf |
- location | Port Davis |
- coordinates | 33°15′S 137°49′E / 33.25°S 137.82°E / -33.25; 137.82Coordinates: 33°15′S 137°49′E / 33.25°S 137.82°E / -33.25; 137.82 |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 110 km (68 mi) |
Basin size | 5,671 km2 (2,190 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
- left | Yakillo Creek, Hill River, Hutt River |
- right | Freshwater Creek, Bundaleer Creek, Rocky River, Crystal Brook |
Waterholes | Beetaloo Reservoir; Bundaleer Reservoir |
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The Broughton River is a river in the Australian state of South Australia.
Contents
1 Course
2 History
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Course
The river flows from the junction of the Hill River and the Yakillo Creek immediately south of Spalding in a westerly direction towards Spencer Gulf.[3]:2 Its mouth is located in the gazetted locality of Port Davis about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Port Broughton and 20 kilometres (12 mi) south west of Port Pirie.[5][6]
Tributaries of the Broughton include Freshwater Creek, Bundaleer Creek, the Rocky River, Crystal Brook, Yakillo Creek, the Hill River and the Hutt River.[3]:9 The river descends 292 metres (958 ft) over its 110-kilometre (68 mi) course.[1]
History
The river was named in May 1839 in honour of the Anglican cleric, William Broughton, by the explorer, Edward John Eyre.[7]
See also
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- Rivers of South Australia
References
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^ "Map of Broughton River, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ abc Favier, Diane; Scholz, Glen; VanLaarhoven, Jason; Bradley, Jane; Phipps, Laura (2004). A River Management Plan for the Broughton Catchment (Report DWLBC 2004/16) (PDF). Adelaide, South Australia: Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation. ISBN 0-9752098-1-7.
^ Harding, Andrew; Henschke, Chris; Ciganovic, Peter; Dooley, Trevor (June 2006). Northern Broughton River Salinity Management Plan (Prepared for the Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board). Adelaide, South Australia: Rural Solutions SA. p. 2.
^ Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 208, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
^ "Broughton River: River Basin Summary" (PDF). CSIRO, Government of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
^ "Search result for "Broughton River (stream)" (Record no SA0009947) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
External links
- Broughton River Catchment official webpage
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