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River in South Australia, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Broughton River is a river in the Australian state of South Australia.
Broughton | |
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![]() The Broughton River south of Spalding | |
Location of the river mouth in South Australia | |
Etymology | William Broughton |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | South Australia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Spalding |
• coordinates | 33.52°S 138.62°E |
• elevation | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
Mouth | Spencer Gulf |
• location | Port Davis |
• coordinates | 33.25°S 137.82°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 110 km (68 mi) |
Basin size | 5,671 km2 (2,190 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Yakillo Creek, Hill River, Hutt River |
• right | Freshwater Creek, Bundaleer Creek, Rocky River, Crystal Brook |
Waterholes | Beetaloo Reservoir; Bundaleer Reservoir |
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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]
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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