The River Angas, part of the
River Murray
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest ...
catchment
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
, is a river that is located in the
Adelaide Hills 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 ...
.
Course and features
The River Angas arises on the eastern side of the
Mount Lofty Ranges
The Mount Lofty Ranges are a range of mountains in the Australian state of South Australia which for a small part of its length borders the east of Adelaide. The part of the range in the vicinity of Adelaide is called the Adelaide Hills and ...
. Its headwaters are near
Macclesfield and it flows generally southward through
Strathalbyn, emptying into
Lake Alexandrina near the town of
Milang
Milang ( ) is a town and locality located in the Australian state of South Australia on the west coast of Lake Alexandrina (South Australia), Lake Alexandrina about south-east of the state capital of Adelaide city centre, Adelaide and about nor ...
. The river descends over its
course.
[
Towns along the river include Macclesfield, Strathalbyn and Belvidere.
]
Etymology
The river was named on 31 December 1837, during the exploration by Robert Cock
Robert Cock (25 May 1801 – 23 March 1871) was one of the first European explorers of the Adelaide region of South Australia following the establishment of the colony in December 1836.
History
Robert was born in Dysart, Fife, Scotland in 1801, ...
, William Finlayson, A. Wyatt and G. Barton from Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
to Lake Alexandrina. "We gave to this river the name of Angas, in honour of the chairman of the South Australian Company
The South Australian Company, also referred to as the South Australia Company, was formed in London on 9 October 1835, after the '' South Australia (Foundation) Act 1834'' had established the new British Province of South Australia, with the S ...
, whose interest in and exertions on behalf of the colony are well known."
See also
* List of rivers of South Australia
References
Angas
Angas
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