Hindmarsh River
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Hindmarsh River" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Find sources: "Hindmarsh River" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
River in South Australia, Australia
| Hindmarsh | |
|---|---|
Hindmarsh River is located in South Australia Hindmarsh River Location of the river mouth in South Australia | |
| Etymology | Rear Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH , RN |
| Native name | Yerltoworti (Kaurna) |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| Region | Fleurieu Peninsula |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Lofty Range |
| • location | below Mount Cone |
| • elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Mouth | Encounter Bay |
• location | Victor Harbor |
• coordinates | 35°32′38′′S 138°37′53′′E / 35.54389°S 138.63139°E / -35.54389; 138.63139 |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 23 km (14 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Waterfall | Hindmarsh Falls |
| [1] | |
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
The Hindmarsh River is a river located in the Fleurieu Peninsula region in the Australian state of South Australia.
Course and features
[edit ]The Hindmarsh River rises in the Mount Lofty Range below Mount Cone flows generally south by east through the Hindmarsh Valley before reaching its mouth and emptying into Encounter Bay at Victor Harbor. The river descends 257 metres (843 ft) over its 23-kilometre (14 mi) course.[1]
Etymology
[edit ]The river is named in honour of Rear Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH , RN , the first Governor of South Australia.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Map of Hindmarsh River, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
This article about a river in South Australia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.