Swan Reach, South Australia
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Swan Reach is a river port in South Australia located 127 km north east of Adelaide on the Murray River between Blanchetown and Mannum in South Australia. It is on the left (or east) bank of the river, and has a ferry crossing operated by the state government as part of the state's road network.
[edit] History
Swan Reach was first settled in the 1850s and was originally the largest of five sheep and cattle stations in the area. The place soon became one of the first riverboat ports in South Australia and was a loading port for grain and wool.
[edit] Around the town
Swan Reach has an area school, general store and ferry across the river. There is a Lutheran and an Anglican Church in Swan Reach too.
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Swan Reach is also one of the lowest parts of the river now it has drop at an incredible drop of one and a half meters.