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Broughton River (South Australia)

For other uses, see Broughton River.

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.