Broughton River (South Australia)

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Broughton
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The Broughton River south of Spalding
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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′S138°37′E / 33.52°S 138.62°E / -33.52; 138.62
 • elevation339 m (1,112 ft)
Mouth Spencer Gulf
 • location
 Port Davis
 • coordinates
 33°15′S137°49′E / 33.25°S 137.82°E / -33.25; 137.82 Coordinates: 33°15′S137°49′E / 33.25°S 137.82°E / -33.25; 137.82
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length110 km (68 mi)
Basin size5,671 km2 (2,190 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftYakillo Creek, Hill River, Hutt River
 • rightFreshwater Creek, Bundaleer Creek, Rocky River, Crystal Brook
Waterholes Beetaloo Reservoir; Bundaleer Reservoir
[1] [2] [3] :31 [4]

The Broughton River is a river in the Australian state of South Australia.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Map of River Broughton, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Broughton River, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  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. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  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.


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