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词条 Broughton River (South Australia)
释义

  1. Course

  2. History

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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The Broughton River is a river in the Australian state of South Australia.

Course

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]{{rp|2}} Its mouth is located in the gazetted locality of Port Davis about {{Convert|40|km|mi}} north of Port Broughton and {{Convert|20|km|mi}} south west of Port Pirie.[4][5]

Tributaries of the Broughton include Freshwater Creek, Bundaleer Creek, the Rocky River, Crystal Brook, Yakillo Creek, the Hill River and the Hutt River.[6]{{rp|9}} The river descends {{convert|292|m}} over its {{convert|110|km|adj=on}} course.[1]

History

The river was named in May 1839 in honour of the Anglican cleric, William Broughton, by the explorer, Edward John Eyre.[7]

See also

{{stack|{{Portal|Water|Environment|South Australia}}}}
  • Rivers of South Australia

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=206729&cmd=sp |title=Map of River Broughton, SA |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |date= |access-date=25 March 2017 }}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=205058&cmd=sp |title=Map of Broughton River, SA |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |date= |access-date=25 March 2017 }}
3. ^{{cite book |last1=Harding |first1=Andrew |last2=Henschke |first2=Chris |last3=Ciganovic |first3=Peter |last4=Dooley |first4=Trevor |author-link= |title=Northern Broughton River Salinity Management Plan (Prepared for the Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board) |publisher=Rural Solutions SA |date=June 2006 |location=Adelaide, South Australia |url=http://www.saltlandgenie.org.au/_literature_85407/CMP_-_SA_-_Northern_Broughton_River_Catchment |page=2 }}
4. ^{{Citation |author1=Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA) |author2=South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage |title=South Australia's waters an atlas & guide | publication-date=2005 | publisher=Boating Industry Association of South Australia |isbn=978-1-86254-680-6 |page=208}}
5. ^{{Cite web |url=http://adl.brs.gov.au/water2010/pdf/catchment_507_0_summary.pdf |title=Broughton River: River Basin Summary |publisher=CSIRO, Government of Australia |accessdate=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317023456/http://adl.brs.gov.au/water2010/pdf/catchment_507_0_summary.pdf |archive-date=17 March 2011}}
6. ^{{cite book |last1=Favier |first1=Diane |last2=Scholz |first2=Glen |last3=VanLaarhoven |first3=Jason |last4=Bradley |first4=Jane |last5=Phipps |first5=Laura |author-link= |title=A River Management Plan for the Broughton Catchment (Report DWLBC 2004/16) |publisher=Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation |date=2004 |location=Adelaide, South Australia |url=https://www.waterconnect.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/DEWNR/dwlbc_report_2004_16.pdf |isbn=0-9752098-1-7 }}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Search result for "Broughton River (stream)" (Record no SA0009947) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)" |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/# |work=Property Location Browser |publisher=Government of South Australia |date= |accessdate=9 July 2016}}

External links

  • Broughton River Catchment official webpage
{{Rivers of South Australia|state=autocollapse}}{{SouthAustralia-river-stub}}

2 : Rivers of South Australia|Mid North (South Australia)

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