Broughton River (South Australia)


















































































Broughton


Broughton River (South Australia) is located in South Australia
Broughton River (South Australia)


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





  1. ^ ab "Map of River Broughton, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Map of Broughton River, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.


  3. ^ 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.


  4. ^ 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.


  5. ^ 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


  6. ^ "Broughton River: River Basin Summary" (PDF). CSIRO, Government of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.


  7. ^ "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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