Bremer River (South Australia)

Infobox_River
river_name = Bremer River


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origin = Mount Lofty Ranges
mouth = Murray Mouth
basin_countries = Australia
length =
elevation = 431 m
mouth_elevation = 0 m
discharge =
watershed = The Bremer River is a river in South Australia that rises on the eastern side of the Mount Lofty Ranges at an altitude of 431 metres [cite web |url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=209922&cmd=sp |title=Map of Bremer River |accessdate=2008-07-16 |publisher=Digital Atlas Pty Limited |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia] and drains into Lake Alexandrina at the lower end of the Murray-Darling Basin. Major tributaries of the Bremer River are Mount Barker Creek (draining the town of Mount Barker) and Dawesley Creek (rising near Brukunga) [cite web |url=http://www.epa.sa.gov.au/bremer_h.html |title=Bremer River near Hartley |publisher=Environment Protection Authority, Government of South Australia |accessdate=2008-07-17]

The largest town in the catchment area is Mount Barker. Other towns include Nairne and Kanmantoo. Towns on the Bremer River itself include Harrogate, Callington and Langhorne Creek, where the floodwaters are used to irrigate the local vineyards. [cite web |url=http://www.southaustralia.com/de/satcredirect.aspx?productid=9002636 |title=Langhorne Creek |publisher=South Australian Tourism Commission, Government of South Australia |accessdate=2008-07-17]

References

*cite web| url=http://www.epa.sa.gov.au/data/bremer_map.pdf |format=PDF map |title=Bremer River Catchment |accessdate=2007-07-17 |publisher=Environment Protection Authority, Government of South Australia