Hindmarsh River

{{refimprove|date=July 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox river | name = Hindmarsh | name_native = {{native name|zku|Yerltoworti}} | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = [[Rear Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear Admiral]] Sir [[John Hindmarsh]] {{post-nominals|country=UK|sep=,|KH|RN}}  | image = Hindmarsh River Bridge at Victor Harbor(GN09108).jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Hindmarsh River bridge at [[Victor Harbor, South Australia|Victor Harbor]]<br/> [[File:View on Hindmarsh River - Victor Harbor, with people in rowboat(GN11399).jpg|250px]]<br /> Rowboat on Hindmarsh River, ca. 1915 | 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|23|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 = [[Mount Lofty Range]] | source1_location = below Mount Cone | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = {{convert|257|m|abbr=on}} | mouth = [[Encounter Bay]] | mouth_location = {{SAcity|Victor Harbor}} | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|35|32|38|S|138|37|53|E|display=inline,title|format=dms|type:river_region:AU-SA}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = [[Waterfall]] | custom_data = Hindmarsh Falls | extra = <ref name=bonzle>{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=203035&cmd=sp |title=Map of Hindmarsh River, SA |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |date= |access-date=25 March 2017 }}</ref> }} The '''Hindmarsh River''' is a river located in the [[Fleurieu Peninsula]] region in the Australian state of [[South Australia]].

==Course and features== The Hindmarsh River rises in the [[Mount Lofty Range]] below Mount Cone flows generally south by east through the Hindmarsh Valley before reaching its [[mouth (river)|mouth]] and emptying into [[Encounter Bay]] at {{SAcity|Victor Harbor}}. The river descends {{convert|257|m}} over its {{convert|23|km|adj=on}} [[watercourse|course]].<ref name=bonzle/>

==Etymology== The river is named in honour of [[Rear Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear Admiral]] Sir [[John Hindmarsh]] {{post-nominals|country=UK|sep=,|KH|RN}}, the first [[Governor of South Australia]].

==See also== {{stack|{{portal|South Australia}}}} * [[Rivers of South Australia]] * [[Hindmarsh Valley Reservoir]]

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