The Gawler River is a river located in the

Adelaide Plains The Adelaide Plains (Kaurna name Tarndanya) is a plain in South Australia lying between the coast (Gulf St Vincent) on the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges on the east. The southernmost tip of the plain is in the southern seaside suburbs of Ade ...

district of the

Mid North The Mid North is a region of South Australia, north of the Adelaide Plains and south of the Far North and the outback. It is generally accepted to extend from Spencer Gulf east to the Barrier Highway, including the coastal plain, the southern ...

region in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

. The district surrounding the river produces

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crops and sheep for both meat and wool, as well as

market garden A market garden is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumer A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, or uses purchased goods, products, or s ...

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orchards and vineyards.

Course and features

Formed by the

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of the North Para and

South Para River The South Para River is a river located in the Mount Lofty Ranges northeast of Adelaide in the Australian state of South Australia. The river's name is based directly on the Kaurna word ''pari'' which means river. The "south" descriptor disti ...

s in the town of

Gawler Gawler is the oldest country town on the Australian mainland in the state of South Australia. It was named after the second Governor (British Vice-Regal representative) of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is about north of the ...

, the river flows generally west onto the

. The

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is in the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park—Winaityinaityi Pangkara, which consists primarily of mangroves in the tidal flats as the river empties into

Gulf St Vincent Gulf St Vincent, sometimes referred to as St Vincent Gulf, St Vincent's Gulf or Gulf of St Vincent, is the eastern of two large inlets of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, the other being the larger Sp ...

. The outflow represents the boundary between the suburbs of Port Gawler on the northern bank and Buckland Park on the southern bank. The river descends over its course.

Flooding

The Gawler is subject to periodic flood events and the cause of occasional flash flooding (during 1:10 to 1:50 year flood events). Major overtopping in large floods occurs along much of the river length. Significant flooding commences within Gawler township from both the North and South Para Rivers.

Angle Vale

File:Angle Vale Bridge South Australia.jpg , Angle Vale Bridge File:Flooded Gawler River at Angle Vale 2010.jpg , September 2010 File:Flooded Gawler River at Angle Vale 2016.jpg , September 2016 File:HeaslipRoad-2017-04-14.jpg , Heaslip Road Bridge File:HeaslipRoad-2016-09-30.jpg , September 2016

Baker Road ford, Virginia

File:BakerRdFordVirginia-A-2017-04-14.jpg File:BakerRdFordVirginia-B-2017-04-14.jpg File:BakerRdFordVirginia-C-2017-04-14.jpg September 2016 File:BakerRdFordVirginia-A-2016-09-30.jpg File:BakerRdFordVirginia-B-2016-09-30.jpg File:BakerRdFordVirginia-C-2016-09-30.jpg

References

{{Rivers of South Australia, state=autocollapse Gawler River Adelaide Plains Mid North (South Australia)

Course and features

Flooding

Angle Vale

Baker Road ford, Virginia

See also

References