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The river descends 151 metres (495 ft) over its 238-kilometre (148 mi) course. [1] The catchment area of the river is 7,640 square kilometres (2,950 sq mi). [2] The Adelaide River is crossed by both the Stuart Highway, adjacent to the township of Adelaide River, and the Arnhem Highway near Humpty Doo.
Adelaide River has a small primary school, Adelaide River School, with 42 enrolments (as of August 2010). [35] The school was established in 1950 and moved to is current site, 100 m from the Adelaide River itself, in 1956. A building housing the administration office and library was added along with a canteen for students in 1994.
Adelaide was divided into two districts north and south of the river with North Adelaide composed of 342 acres (1.38 km 2) and Adelaide 700 acres (2.8 km 2), surrounded by over 2,332 acres (9.44 km 2) set aside as parklands for recreation and public functions. [3] [4] [5]
The Mannum–Adelaide pipeline brought River Murray water to Adelaide in 1955 and an airport opened at West Beach in 1955. Flinders University and the Flinders Medical Centre were established in the 1960s at Bedford Park, south of the city. Today, Flinders Medical Centre is one of the largest teaching hospitals in South Australia.
River name Length Source km miles Australian Capital Territory: Murrumbidgee River 59 37 [2] New South Wales: Murray River: 1,808 1,123 Northern Territory: Victoria River: 510 317 Queensland: Flinders River: 1,004 624 South Australia: Murray River: 700 435 Tasmania: South Esk River: 245 152 Victoria: Goulburn River: 654 406 Western Australia ...
Black Jungle/Lambells Lagoon Conservation Reserve is situated within the Adelaide River Coastal Floodplain and is a large, seasonally-inundated freshwater system that is traversed by a major and permanent tidal river, comprising a mix of tidal and seasonal wetland habitats (NTG – Sites of Conservation Significance).
Over 30 introduced marine species have so far been identified in the river. [86] Port Adelaide is bound by the Port River and Inner Harbour to the north and west, and by Webb Street and Grand Junction Road to the south. The main strip of Port Adelaide is along St Vincent Street, with a residential area to the south of the train station along ...
During World War II, the township of Adelaide River became an important military base, and a large field hospital was established near the railway station. A siding was added to serve a hospital train. A large depot was also established on the northern side of the river, served by trains delivering supplies to the military camps from the Port ...