Little Para River
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| Little Para River | |
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| Origin | near Lower Hermitage |
| Mouth | Globe Derby Park |
| Avg. discharge | 3590 m6/year |
The Little Para River is a small river running across the Adelaide plains, supplying some of the water needs of Adelaide’s northern suburbs. It runs from its source near Lower Hermitage in the Mount Lofty Ranges, flows north westerly to the Little Para Reservoir and then westerly to the Barker Inlet of the Gulf Saint Vincent at Globe Derby Park. The lower portion of the river is heavily impacted by human activity and stormwater runoff but the upper reaches have a good range of biodiversity. [1]
The river attracted John Harvey to form his settlement at Salisbury in 1847 and was crucial to the development of the citrus industry from 1852. In the 1960s the City of Salisbury began acquiring land for public space, and a belt of parklands with biking and walking trails now borders the river.[2]
The river’s name derives from the Kaurna word Pari which roughly translates as a stream of flowing water.
[edit] References
- ^ Goonan, Peter; Madden Chris, McEvoy Paul, Taylor Daria (2003). River Health in the Mount Lofty Ranges. Department of Environment and Heritage, South Australian Govermnent. Retrieved on September 3, 2006.
- ^ Little Para Trails. City of Salisbury, South Australia. Retrieved on September 3, 2006.
[edit] Further reading
- Boucaut, W. R. P.; Beal J.C. (1984). Engineering geology of Little Para Dam. Adelaide: Dept. of Mines and Energy, Geological Survey of South Australia. ISBN 0724364773.
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