Gawler River (South Australia)

Gawler
Metta Watte[1]
Gawler River (South Australia) is located in South Australia
Gawler River (South Australia)
Location of the river mouth in South Australia
Location
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
RegionMid North
DistrictAdelaide Plains
TownsGawler, Angle Vale, Virginia
Physical characteristics
Source confluenceSouth Para River and North Para River
 • locationGawler
 • elevation52 m (171 ft)
MouthGulf St Vincent
 • location
between Port Gawler and Buckland Park
 • coordinates
34°40′30″S 138°28′25″E / 34.6750°S 138.4737°E / -34.6750; 138.4737
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length41 km (25 mi)
Basin size883 km2 (341 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationPort Gawler
 • average10.3 gigalitres per year (8,400 acre-feet per year)[2]
Basin features
National parkAdelaide International Bird Sanctuary
[3]

The Gawler River is a river located in the Adelaide Plains district of the Mid North region in the Australian state of South Australia.

The district surrounding the river produces cereal crops and sheep for both meat and wool, as well as market gardens, almond orchards and vineyards.

  1. ^ "Placename Details: Mette Watte". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 4 January 2011. SA0000252. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b Pattiaratchi, Charitha; Jones, Rhys (July 2005). "Physical oceanographic studies of Adelaide coastal waters using high resolution modeling, in-situ observations and satellite techniques" (PDF). ACWS Technical Report No. 8 prepared for the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study Steering Committee. Centre for Water Research, University of Western Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Map of Gawler River, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.