# Strzelecki Creek

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River in South Australia, Australia

Strzelecki A map of the Lake Eyre Basin showing the location of Strzelecki Creek Location of the river mouth in South Australia Etymology Paul Edmund de Strzelecki Location Country Australia State South Australia Region Far North Municipality unincorporated area Physical characteristics Source Cooper Creek • location south of Innamincka • elevation 52 m (171 ft) Mouth Lake Blanche • location west of Montecollina • coordinates 29°21′51″S 139°49′49″E / 29.364260°S 139.830150°E / -29.364260; 139.830150 • elevation 1 m (3 ft 3 in) Length 200 km (120 mi) Basin features River system Lake Eyre Basin protected areas Strzelecki Regional Reserve [1]

The **Strzelecki Creek**, part of the [Lake Eyre basin](/source/Lake_Eyre_basin), is an [ephemeral watercourse](/source/Ephemeral_river) located in the Australian state of [South Australia](/source/South_Australia).

## Course and features

The Strzelecki is a [distributary](/source/Distributary) of [Cooper Creek](/source/Cooper_Creek) and branches off near the town of [Innamincka](/source/Innamincka%2C_South_Australia) and flows in a southerly direction thought the [Strzelecki Desert](/source/Strzelecki_Desert) for about 200 kilometres (120 mi) towards [Lake Blanche](/source/Lake_Blanche). While being feed by the Cooper Creek, it does have its own catchment and can flow independently after "heavy localised storms". Flows on "exceptional" occasions can reach Lakes Blanche, [Callabonna](/source/Lake_Callabonna), [Frome](/source/Lake_Frome) and [Gregory](/source/Lake_Gregory_(South_Australia)). Its watercourse is lined by trees, bordered by "large parallel sand ridges" and includes "a series of waterholes".[2][3][4]

Parts of the creek system are within the protected area known as the [Strzelecki Regional Reserve](/source/Strzelecki_Regional_Reserve).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The creek system is also within the boundaries of the non-statutory [Strzelecki Desert Lakes Important Bird Area](/source/Strzelecki_Desert_Lakes_Important_Bird_Area).[5] The former pastoral lease property [Tinga Tingana](/source/Tinga_Tingana) straddled the creek which also passes through [Blanchewater Station](/source/Blanchewater_Station).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Etymology

It was named by the British explorer, [Charles Sturt](/source/Charles_Sturt) on 18 August 1845 after [Paul Edmund de Strzelecki](/source/Pawe%C5%82_Strzelecki), the Polish scientist and explorer.[2][4] Explorer [Augustus Charles Gregory](/source/Augustus_Charles_Gregory) and his party found that following Strzelecki Creek proved to be the best way to travel through the interior from the Pacific to the Southern Ocean.[6]

## See also

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

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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bonzle_1-0)** ["Map of Strzelecki Creek, SA"](http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=211367&cmd=sp). *Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia*. Retrieved 23 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PLB_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PLB_2-1) ["Search result for " Strzelecki Creek (Stream) (Record no. SA0049990) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)""](http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/#). *Property Location Browser*. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Morton_3-0)** Morton, S. R; Barker, R. D. (Robin Dale), 1940-; Doherty, M. D; CSIRO. Division of Wildlife and Ecology; Australia. World Heritage Unit (1995), [*Natural heritage values of the Lake Eyre Basin in South Australia : world heritage assessment*](https://web.archive.org/web/20180316235147/http://www.lakeeyrebasin.gov.au/sitecollectionimages/resources/587fdbe9-9dfd-41bb-8690-b360099f3c31/files/leb-world-heritage-values-1995.pdf) (PDF), CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, p. 42, archived from [the original](http://www.lakeeyrebasin.gov.au/sitecollectionimages/resources/587fdbe9-9dfd-41bb-8690-b360099f3c31/files/leb-world-heritage-values-1995.pdf) (PDF) on 16 March 2018, retrieved 26 September 2016{{[citation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list)) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SRR_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SRR_4-1) South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2002), [*A review of Lake Frome and Strzelecki Regional Reserves, 1991-2001*](http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/corporate/about_us/strzelecki_reserve.pdf) (PDF), Dept. for Environment and Heritage, pp. 11 and 15, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7590-1038-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7590-1038-3)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bli_5-0)** ["Important Bird Areas factsheet: Strzelecki Desert Lakes"](http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/strzelecki-desert-lakes-iba-australia). BirdLife International. 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Strzelecki Creek National Heritage Place, Strzelecki Tk, Innamincka, SA, Australia"](http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=105141). Australian Heritage Database. 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.

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