River Torrens
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| location | South Australia , Australia | |
| River system | River Torrens | |
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Mount Lofty Ranges , Mount Pleasant , Adelaide Hills 34 ° 44 ′ 44 ″ S , 139 ° 4 ′ 15 ″ E |
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| Source height | 480 m | |
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Gulf Saint Vincent in Henley Beach near Adelaide Coordinates: 34 ° 56 '7 " S , 138 ° 29' 54" E 34 ° 56 '7 " S , 138 ° 29' 54" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 480 m | |
| Bottom slope | 5.6 ‰ | |
| length | 85 km | |
| Catchment area | 500 km² | |
The River Torrens is a river near Adelaide in the Australian state of South Australia .
It flows from the Adelaide Hills across Adelaide into the Indian Ocean and is - except for a length of one kilometer in the city center for tourists - not navigable.
Like Lake Torrens, it was named after the Australian economist Robert Torrens .
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