Port River

Port River
Port Adelaide
The Port River in relation to Adelaide city centre, the redirected River Torrens, and the adjacent Barker Inlet
Port River is located in South Australia
Port River
Location of the river mouth in South Australia
Location
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
RegionWestern Adelaide
MunicipalityCity of Port Adelaide Enfield
Physical characteristics
SourceSemaphore Park
 • coordinates34°51′S 138°29′E / 34.85°S 138.49°E / -34.85; 138.49
MouthGulf St Vincent
 • location
Outer Harbor
 • coordinates
34°47′S 138°28′E / 34.78°S 138.47°E / -34.78; 138.47
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightNorth Arm
Bridges

The Port River (officially known as the Port Adelaide River) is part of a tidal estuary located north of the Adelaide city centre in the Australian state of South Australia. It has been used as a shipping channel since the beginning of European settlement of South Australia in 1836, when Colonel Light selected the site to use as a port. Before colonisation, the Port River region and the estuary area were known as Yerta Bulti (or Yertabulti) by the Kaurna people, and used extensively as a source of food and plant materials to fashion artefacts used in daily life.

The Port River dolphins are a popular tourist attraction.