Inman River

{{Short description|River in South Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox river | name = Inman | name_native = {{native name|nay|Moo-oola; Moogoora}} | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = [[Henry Inman (police commander)|Henry Inman]]<ref name=slee/>  | image = Selwyn Rock 2.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = [[Glacial striation|Glaciated pavement]] in the Inman River | 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|26|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 = Bald Hills | source1_coordinates= {{coord|35|30|S|138|25|E|type:river}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|137|m|abbr=on}} | mouth = [[Encounter Bay]] | mouth_location = {{SAcity|Victor Harbor}} | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|35|33|40|S|138|36|40|E|display=inline,title|region:AU-SA}} | 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=204339&cmd=sp |title=Map of Inman River, SA |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |access-date=25 March 2017 }}</ref> }} The '''Inman River''' is a small river draining the eastern side of the [[Fleurieu Peninsula]] in the Australian state of [[South Australia]].

==Course and features== [[File:Selwyn Rock 4.JPG|alt=Selwyn Rock 4|thumb|left|Selwyn Rock - grooves and striations on exhumed [[Permian]] [[Glacial striation|glacial pavement]].]] The Inman River rises on the eastern slopes of the [[Mount Lofty Range]] and its headwaters drain the [[Inman Valley, South Australia|Inman Valley]] as the river flows southeast towards its [[mouth (river)|mouth]] emptying into [[Encounter Bay]] on the southern side of [[Victor Harbor, South Australia|Victor Harbor]]. The river descends {{convert|142|m}} over its {{convert|26|km|adj=on}} [[watercourse|course]].<ref name=bonzle/>

==Etymology== The Inman River was named through association with Inspector [[Henry Inman (police commander)|Henry Inman]], founder and first commander of the [[South Australia Police]], who pursued two allegedly escaped convicts there in August 1838.<ref name=slee>{{cite book |title=Inman: first commander of the SA Police |first=Max |last=Slee |publisher=Seaview Press |location=Adelaide |year=2010 |pages=80–84 }}</ref> Two indigenous names are recorded for the river: '''''Moo-oola''''' and '''''Moogoora'''''.<ref>{{cite book |author=Cockburn, Rodney |title=What’s in a Name? |location=Adelaide |publisher=Ferguson Publications |year=1984 |page=106}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Cooper, H. M. |title=Australian Aboriginal Words |location=Adelaide |publisher=[[South Australian Museum]] |year=1952 }}</ref> The mouth was called ''Mugurank'', meaning 'place of hammerstones'.<ref>{{cite book |author=Manning, Geoffrey H. |title=Manning’s Place Names of South Australia |publisher=G. H. Manning |location=Adelaide |year=1990 |page=95 }}</ref>

[[Selwyn Rock]], named after [[Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn]] who first discovered it in 1859, is a glaciated pavement in the bed of the river near the settlement of [[Inman Valley, South Australia|Inman Valley]] which clearly shows evidence of [[Glacial striation]].

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

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[[Category:Rivers of South Australia]] [[Category:Fleurieu Peninsula]]