# Alberga River

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River in South Australia

Alberga Alberga Creek An Arrernte boy practicing with a toy shield and boomerang at Alberga Creek, 1920. (Source: National Museum of Australia) Location of the river mouth in South Australia Location Country Australia State South Australia Region Far North Settlement Macumba Physical characteristics Source • location north of Indulkana • elevation 465 m (1,526 ft) Mouth confluence with the Macumba River • location near Alberga • coordinates 27°06′15″S 135°31′47″E / 27.1042°S 135.5297°E / -27.1042; 135.5297 • elevation 110 m (360 ft) Length 690 km (430 mi) Basin features River system Lake Eyre Basin Tributaries • left Marryat Creek • right Eateringinna Creek, Agnes Creek, Tarcoonyinna Creek, Indulkana Creek, Yoolperlunna Creek, Warrungadinna Creek, Kathleen Creek Waterholes Oorarin Waterhole; Armina Waterhole; Kilkirkina Waterhole [1]

The **Alberga River**, also known as the **Alberga Creek**, is an [ephemeral river](/source/Ephemeral_river) that is part of the [Lake Eyre basin](/source/Lake_Eyre_basin) located in the [Far North](/source/Far_North_(South_Australia)) region of the Australian state of [South Australia](/source/South_Australia).

## Course and features

The river rises near [Indulkana](/source/Indulkana%2C_South_Australia), north of the [Oodnadatta Track](/source/Oodnadatta_Track) and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of the town of [Oodnadatta](/source/Oodnadatta)[2] and northeast of [Marla](/source/Marla%2C_South_Australia). The Alberga generally flows east by south, joined by eight minor tributaries and three [waterholes](/source/Sink_(geography)) before reaching its [confluence](/source/Confluence) with the [Macumba River](/source/Macumba_River) near the town of [Alberga](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alberga,_South_Australia&action=edit&redlink=1). The river descends 355 metres (1,165 ft) over its 690-kilometre (430 mi) [course](/source/Watercourse).[1]

The river is crossed by *[The Ghan](/source/The_Ghan)* near its source.

## History

### European history

The Alberga River was discovered on 23 March 1860 by [John McDouall Stuart](/source/John_McDouall_Stuart), who considered it to be a branch of the [Neales River](/source/Neales_River). The river was named by [William Christie Gosse](/source/William_Gosse_(explorer)) in 1873. It is also known as Alberga Creek.[2][3]

It was a junction between the central and southern sections on the [Australian Overland Telegraph Line](/source/Australian_Overland_Telegraph_Line) between the coasts of Australia.[4] The southern section, between [Port Augusta](/source/Port_Augusta) and Alberga Creek, was contracted to Edward Meade Bagot in 1870. The overland telegraph was completed on 22 May 1872.[5]

## See also

- [South Australia portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:South_Australia)

- [List of rivers of Australia § South Australia](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Australia#South_Australia)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bonzle_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bonzle_1-1) ["Map of Alberga River, SA"](http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=212397&cmd=sp). *Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia*. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PLB01_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PLB01_2-1) ["Search result for "Alberga River" (Record id no. SA0000555)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from [the original](http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/#) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PLB02_3-0)** ["Search result for "Alberga Creek" (Record id no. SA0004842)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from [the original](http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/#) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The Overland Telegraph"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150629144111/http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/overland-telegraph). *Australian Government*. Archived from [the original](http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/overland-telegraph) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["1871 The Overland Telegraph"](http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/objectsthroughtime/1871-the-overland-telegraph-line-telegraph-collection/). *Migration Heritage Centre New South Wales*. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

v t e Rivers of South Australia Rivers that flow towards the coast Acraman Broughton Crystal Hill Hutt Rocky Bungala Christies Dry Field Panalatinga Gawler North Para Jacobs South Para Glenelg Hindmarsh Inman Light Gilbert Little Para Myponga Onkaparinga Patawalonga Glen Osmond/Keswick Brown Hill Sturt Pirie–Torrens corridor Port Tod Torrens Wakefield Eyre Rivers of the Murray–Darling basin Angas Bremer Burra 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 Rivers flowing into Lake Torrens Willochra Creek Calabrinda Creek Kanyaka Creek Wirreanda Creek

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