River Torrens

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The River Torrens is the main river running through Adelaide, South Australia, forming a central feature of the city’s landscape and parklands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
centralFeatureOf Adelaide Park Lands
Adelaide
surface form: Adelaide cityscape
city Adelaide
country Australia
crossedBy Adelaide city bridges
environmentalIssues flood mitigation
water quality management
flowsDirection generally east–west through Adelaide
flowsInto Gulf St Vincent
flowsThrough Adelaide
forms Torrens Lake
hasAlternativeName Karrawirra Parri
hasBasin Torrens catchment
hasFeature lakes
recreational trails
weirs
hasFloodHistory yes
hasLinearPark River Torrens Linear Park
hasReservoir Kangaroo Creek Reservoir
Millbrook Reservoir
hasTributary Brownhill Creek NERFINISHED
Fifth Creek NERFINISHED
Fourth Creek
River Sturt NERFINISHED
Sixth Creek NERFINISHED
importance major landscape feature of Adelaide
isUrbanRiver yes
knownFor linear park
locatedIn Adelaide Riverbank precinct
surface form: Adelaide Park Lands
managedBy Government of South Australia
surface form: South Australian government authorities
mouthLocation Gulf St Vincent
passesNear Adelaide CBD NERFINISHED
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Zoo
University of Adelaide NERFINISHED
University of South Australia
surface form: University of South Australia City East campus
region Adelaide Plains
sourceLocation Adelaide Hills
Mount Lofty Ranges
state South Australia
traditionalOwnersRegion Kaurna people NERFINISHED
usedFor recreation
rowing
walking and cycling paths

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Adelaide river River Torrens