Wakefield River
River in South Australia, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wakefield River is an ephemeral river that flows to an estuary in the Australian state of South Australia.
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Wakefield | |
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Wakefield River flowing through Auburn | |
Location of the river mouth in South Australia | |
Etymology | Edward Gibbon Wakefield[1] |
Native name | Undalya (Kaurna) |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | South Australia |
Region | Mid North, Adelaide Plains |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Clare Valley |
• location | Black Springs |
• coordinates | 33°56′9″S 138°51′46″E |
• elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
Mouth | Gulf St Vincent |
• location | Port Wakefield |
• coordinates | 34°11′24″S 138°08′38″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 116 km (72 mi) |
Basin size | 1,913 km2 (739 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Pine Creek (Wakefield River)|Pine Creek, Woolshed Flat Creek |
• right | Skillogalee Creek |
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