Loading AI tools
The Rocky River is a stream in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west end of Kangaroo Island in the locality of Flinders Chase.[1]
| Rocky | |
|---|---|
  Location of the river mouth in South Australia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| Region | Kangaroo Island |
| Locality | Flinders Chase[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Maupertuis Bay[2]: 9 |
• coordinates | 35°57′56″S 136°39′10″E[1] |
| Length | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Basin size | 216 km2 (83 sq mi)[2]: 7 |
| Basin features | |
| Protected areas | Flinders Chase National Park Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area |
Rocky River flows in a generally south-westerly direction over a distance of approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) and discharges into Maupertuis Bay on the island's west coast.[2]: 5, 7–9 The catchment area of approximately 216 square kilometres (83 sq mi) is considered to be the only river catchment in South Australia essentially unaffected by land clearing and other human impacts and is located within the boundaries of the protected areas Flinders Chase National Park and Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area.[2]: 7 [1]
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
