__NOTOC__ Clay Wells is a locality in the Australian state of

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located in the state's south-east within the

Limestone Coast The Limestone Coast is a name used since the early 21st century for a Regions of South Australia#South Australian Government regions, South Australian government region located in the south east of South Australia which immediately adjoins ...

region about south east of the state capital of

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, and about south-east and about north-west respectively of the municipal seats of

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and Millicent. Boundaries for the locality were created for “the long established name” on 18 December 1997 for the portion within the

Wattle Range Council Wattle Range Council is a local government area in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. It stretches from the coast at Beachport east to the Victorian border. It had a population of over 11,000 as at the 2016 Census. The council is d ...

while the portions in the District Council of Lucindale and

District Council of Robe The District Council of Robe is a local government area located in the Limestone Coast area of South Australia. The main offices are in Robe, the town after which the council is named. The district relies on a mix of agriculture, fisheries and t ...

were respectively added in 1998 and 1999. The land use within the locality is ‘primary production’. A

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known as the Reedy Creek Conservation Park is located in the watercourse of Reedy Creek which passes through the locality and forms part of its eastern boundary. Clay Wells is located within the federal

division of Barker The Division of Barker is an Australian electoral division in the south-east of South Australia. The division was established on 2 October 1903, when South Australia's original single multi-member division was split into seven single-member d ...

, the state

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and the local government areas of the

, the

and the

Naracoorte Lucindale Council The Naracoorte Lucindale Council is a local government area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Limestone Coast region in the south-east of the state adjacent to the Victorian border. It was created on 1 December 1998 foll ...

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