Rocky River (South Australia)

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Rocky
River
Country Australia
State South Australia
Region Mid North
Part of Broughton River
Tributaries
 - left Appila Creek, Pine Creek, Pisant/Yanga Creek,Narridy Creek, Yackamoorundie/Rocky Creek
 - right Ippinitchie
Source Frypan Hill
 - location Wirrabara Forest
 - elevation 700 m (2,297 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Broughton River
 - location southwest of Crystal Brook
 - coordinates 33°24′01″S138°07′59″E / 33.4002°S 138.1331°E / -33.4002; 138.1331 Coordinates: 33°24′01″S138°07′59″E / 33.4002°S 138.1331°E / -33.4002; 138.1331
Length 102 km (63 mi)
Basin 1,350 km2 (521 sq mi)
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Location of the river mouth in South Australia
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The Rocky River is a river located in the Mid North region of the Australian state of South Australia.

Mid North region of South Australia

The Mid North is a region of South Australia, north of the Adelaide Plains, but not as far north as the Far North, or the outback. It is generally accepted to extend from Spencer Gulf east to the Barrier Highway, including the coastal plain, the southern part of the Flinders Ranges, and the northern part of the Mount Lofty Ranges. The area was settled as early as 1840 and provided early farming and mining outputs for the fledgling colony. Farming is still significant in the area, particularly wheat, sheep and grapevines. There are not currently any significant mining activities in the Mid North.

South Australia State of Australia

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and fifth largest by population. It has a total of 1.7 million people, and its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital, Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second largest centre, has a population of less than 30,000.

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Course and features

The river rises near the Wirrabara Forest and, after initially flowing north, flows in a generally southern direction past the towns of Wirrabara, Stone Hut, Laura and Gladstone before reaching its confluence with the Broughton River. Tributaries include Ippinitchie, Pine, Appila, Pisant, Narridy and Yackamoorundie creeks. [2] The catchment area of Rocky River is approximately 1,350 square kilometres (520 sq mi). [2] The river descends 612 metres (2,008 ft) over its 102 kilometres (63 mi) course. [1]

Wirrabara, South Australia Town in South Australia

Wirrabara is a town and a locality in South Australia. Wirrabara is located in the Southern Flinders Ranges in the Mid North of South Australia, along the Rocky River. The Horrocks Highway passes through the town.

Laura, South Australia Town in South Australia

Laura is a rural town in the Mid North region of South Australia, 12 km north of Gladstone on the Horrocks Highway and 40 km east of Port Pirie. The first European to explore the district was Thomas Burr in September 1842. His promising reports soon led to occupation of the district by pastoralists, one of whom was Herbert Bristow Hughes. When the present town was surveyed he named it for his wife, Laura née White.

Gladstone, South Australia Town in South Australia

Gladstone is a small rural town in the Mid North of South Australia in the approach to the lower Flinders Ranges. At the 2006 census, Gladstone had a population of 629.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Rocky River, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rocky River Catchment Water Resources Assessment" (PDF). WaterConnect. Government of South Australia . Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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