The Rocky River is a river located in 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 of the Australian state of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, 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 o ...
.
Course and features
The river rises near the Wirrabara Forest and, after initially flowing north, flows in a generally southern direction past the towns of
Wirrabara,
Stone Hut
Stone Hut is a small town in the Mid-north of South Australia, situated on the Horrocks Highway (section of Main North Road) midway between Laura, South Australia, Laura and Wirrabara.
History
Stone Hut was founded in 1874 as a subdivision of p ...
,
Laura and
Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-cons ...
before reaching its
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
with the
Broughton River. Tributaries include
Ippinitchie, Pine, Appila, Pisant, Narridy and
Yackamoorundie creeks.
The catchment area of Rocky River is approximately .
The river descends over its
course
Course may refer to:
Directions or navigation
* Course (navigation), the path of travel
* Course (orienteering), a series of control points visited by orienteers during a competition, marked with red/white flags in the terrain, and corresponding ...
.
[
]
See also
* List of rivers of South Australia
References
{{Rivers of South Australia, state=autocollapse
Rivers of South Australia
Mid North (South Australia)