Bungala River

{{Short description|River in South Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox river | name = Bungala | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology =  | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Australia South Australia | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= Location of the [[mouth (river)|river mouth]] in [[South Australia]]  | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[Australia]] | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = [[South Australia]] | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name3 = [[Fleurieu Peninsula]] | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 =  | length = {{convert|13|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max =  | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = {{convert|225|m|abbr=on}} | mouth = [[Yankalilla Bay]], [[Gulf St Vincent]] | mouth_location = {{SAcity|Normanville}} | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|35|26|S|138|18|E|region:AU-SA_type:river|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = [[Waterhole]] | custom_data = | extra = <ref name=bonzle>{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=200034&cmd=sp |title=Map of Bungala River, SA |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |date= |access-date=25 March 2017 }}</ref> }} The '''Bungala River''' is a river located on the [[Fleurieu Peninsula]] in the Australian state of [[South Australia]].

==Course and features== The river rises in the lower [[Inman Valley]] and flows generally north west through the Fleurieu Peninsula, through primarily agricultural surroundings and drains into the [[Gulf St Vincent]]. The Bungala flows past the town of [[Yankalilla, South Australia|Yankalilla]], and empties into the [[Yankalilla Bay]], part of the Gulf of St Vincent, near [[Normanville, South Australia|Normanville]]. The river descends {{convert|225|m}} over its {{convert|13|km|adj=on}} [[watercourse|course]].<ref name=bonzle/>

The [[wetlands]] surrounding the river are classified as [[brackish]] wetlands, with the [[estuary]] also having a brackish wetland system, and [[coastal dunes]] along the neighbouring stretch of coast.<ref name="a">{{Citation| last = Department of Environment and Natural Resources| title = Assessment of Fleurieu Wetlands| url = http://www.dehaa.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/pdfs/wetlands/fleurieu/fpwi_sec4a.pdf| accessdate = 2007-06-09| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070829114816/http://www.dehaa.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/pdfs/wetlands/fleurieu/fpwi_sec4a.pdf| archivedate = 29 August 2007| df = dmy-all}}</ref>

The Yankalilla Bay Catchment Action Group and the Normanville Heritage Sand Dune Rehabilitation Group are [[environmental group]]s aiming to preserving and restoring the river's natural state, whilst maintaining its use by the surrounding community. The latter are concerned primarily with Yankalilla and further inland sections of the river,<ref name = "c">{{Citation| last = Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board| title = Yankalilla Bay Catchment Action Group| url = http://www.amlrnrm.sa.gov.au/groups/fleur.shtml#bunga| accessdate = 2007-06-07}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and the former are concerned with the [[estuary]] and [[coastal]] section of the river.<ref name = "d">{{Citation| last = Mission Australia| title = Normanville Heritage| url = http://www.mission.com.au/cm/p.aspx?n=GITBI-JEHET-EVEOC-BSBNI-ILDGF| accessdate = 2007-06-09| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070829130524/http://www.mission.com.au/cm/p.aspx?n=GITBI-JEHET-EVEOC-BSBNI-ILDGF| archive-date = 29 August 2007| url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Etymology== The river's name is derived from an [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] name adopted for a house built on section 1171 in the [[Hundred of Yankalilla]] by Eli Butterworth in the 1860s. He and his brother John owned and operated a [[steam]] powered [[flour]] mill on adjoining land.<ref name="b">{{Citation |last=Manning |first=G.H. |work=Place Names of South Australia |publisher=State Library of South Australia |title=Bungala, River |url=http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/b/b31.htm |accessdate=2007-06-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614083523/http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/b/b31.htm |archivedate=14 June 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==See also== {{stack|{{portal|South Australia}}}} *{{Section link|List of rivers of Australia|South Australia}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Rivers of South Australia|Bungala River]] [[Category:Fleurieu Peninsula]]