Hindmarsh River
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{{Infobox river
| name = Hindmarsh
| name_native = {{native name|zku|Yerltoworti}}
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| name_etymology = Rear Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh {{post-nominals|country=UK|sep=,|KH|RN}}
| image = Hindmarsh River Bridge at Victor Harbor(GN09108).jpg
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| image_caption = Hindmarsh River bridge at Victor Harbor
Rowboat on Hindmarsh River, ca. 1915
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| pushpin_map = Australia South Australia
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the 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
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| length = {{convert|23|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| source1 = Mount Lofty Range
| source1_location = below Mount Cone
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| 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}}
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| custom_label = Waterfall
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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 and emptying into Encounter Bay at {{SAcity|Victor Harbor}}. The river descends {{convert|257|m}} over its {{convert|23|km|adj=on}} course.
Etymology
The river is named in honour of Rear Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh {{post-nominals|country=UK|sep=,|KH|RN}}, the first Governor of South Australia.
See also
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References
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