Crystal Brook (creek)

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Location of the river mouth in South Australia
Location
Country Australia
State South Australia
Region Mid North
Physical characteristics
Source Mount Zion
 - locationWirrabara Forest
 - elevation367 m (1,204 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Broughton River
 - locationwest of Crystal Brook
 - coordinates 33°21′S138°06′E / 33.350°S 138.100°E / -33.350; 138.100 Coordinates: 33°21′S138°06′E / 33.350°S 138.100°E / -33.350; 138.100
 - elevation46 m (151 ft)
Length41 km (25 mi)
Basin features
River system Broughton River
Waterhole Beetaloo Reservoir
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The Crystal Brook is an ephemeral stream located in the Mid North region of the Australian state of South Australia.

Watercourse channel that a flowing body of water follows

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Mid North region of South Australia

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South Australia State of Australia

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Course and features

The stream was named in 1839 by the explorer Edward John Eyre for its clear water. [2] Eyre is recorded as saying that it "so forcibly reminded me of the beautiful bubbling brooks at home (England) that I at once named it the Chrystal Brook".

Edward John Eyre British explorer and colonial administrator

Edward John Eyre was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and a controversial Governor of Jamaica.

In most of its length it is normally a dry creek; it rises in the Wirrabara Forest area and is one of the major tributaries to the Broughton River, which it joins about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the latter's mouth. At Bowman Park there is a permanent spring, and this is probably the 'Crystal' water that Eyre was referring to when he named the stream. The brook only flows for its whole length following exceptional rains or a wetter than usual winter or spring.

Broughton River (South Australia) river in Australia

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Bowman Park

Bowman Park is a public park in South Australia located on the Crystal Brook about 5 km northeast of the township of Crystal Brook and 200 km north of the capital city of Adelaide. The park has an area of about 40ha and is in the Mid North region of the state of South Australia, and named for the Bowman Brothers who settled in the area around 1850.

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References

  1. "Map of Crystal Brook, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. "Search for 'Crystal Brook, STRM'". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0017048. Retrieved 10 July 2017. Other Details: Named by Eyre in 1839. Dual named as Crystal Brook / Mercowie.