Neales River

Neales
Neales Overflow
River
A map of the Lake Eyre basin showing Neales River
Name origin: In honour of John Bentham Neales

Country	Australia
State	South Australia
Region	Far North

Part of	Lake Eyre Basin
Tributaries
- left	Barlow Creek


Source
- elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Mouth	Lake Eyre
- elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
- coordinates	28°04′02″S 136°54′03″E / 28.0671°S 136.9007°E / -28.0671; 136.9007Coordinates: 28°04′02″S 136°54′03″E / 28.0671°S 136.9007°E / -28.0671; 136.9007

Length	200 km (124 mi)

Location of the river mouth in South Australia
^[1]

The Neales River is a watercourse located in the Far North region of the Australian state of South Australia.

The river is a tributary of Lake Eyre. The original Ghan railway crossed the Neales River floodplain over Algebuckina Bridge.

Neales River was named by explorer John McDouall Stuart after businessman and politician John Bentham Neales.^[2]

References

↑ "Map of Neales Overflow, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
↑ "Place Names of South Australia". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

Rivers of South Australia
Rivers that flow towards the coast	Broughton Crystal Hill Hutt Rocky Bungala Dry Field Panalatinga Gawler North Para Jacobs South Para Glenelg Hindmarsh Inman Light Gilbert Little Para Myponga Onkaparinga Patawalonga Brown Hill Sturt Port Tod Torrens Wakefield Eyre
Rivers of the Murray–Darling basin	Angas Bremer Currency Finniss Marne Murray
Rivers of the Lake Eyre basin	Alberga Cooper Diamantina Finke Frome Neales Strzelecki Warburton Eyre Kallakoopah Officer Macumba
Rivers of Kangaroo Island	Cygnet De Mole Eleanor Harriet Middle Rocky Stun Sail Boom Willson

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