Tiparra Reef

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| name = Tiparra Reef

| state = SA

| image = Tipara Reef Screw Pile.jpg

| caption = Tipara Reef Screw Pile

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| location1 = Port Hughes

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Tiparra Reef (also spell as Tipara) is a reef located in Spencer Gulf in South Australia about {{convert|14|km|abbr=off}} west of the town of Port Hughes.

The reef is described as being "a bank of sand, {{convert|2.5|nmi|abbr=off}} in extent, with depths of less than {{convert|5|m|abbr=off}}, that lies in the middle of Tiparra Bay" with a"limestone ledge, {{convert|0.1|nmi|abbr=off}} long in a N[orth] S[outh] direction and about {{convert|20|m|abbr=off}} wide, that just dries, lies on the S[outh] W[est] end of the reef {{convert|5|nmi|abbr=off}} N[orth] W[est] of Cape Elizabeth" (which is the southern headland of Tiparra Bay).{{cite enroute|175|2017|200}}

The limestone ledge was the site of an operational lighthouse from August 1877 until 1995 when its service was largely replaced by a light tower located on Warburto Point about {{convert|14|km|abbr=off}} to the north-east. Much of the lighthouse structure remains in place along with a minor navigation aid consisting of a flashing light.{{Citation | author1=South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors | title=The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs | publication-date=1985 | publisher=Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia | pages= Chart 25|isbn=978-0-7243-7603-2 }}{{Citation | author1=Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA) | author2=South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage | title=South Australia's waters an atlas & guide | year=2005 | publication-date=2005 | publisher=Boating Industry Association of South Australia|page=204| isbn=978-1-86254-680-6 }}{{cite web|title= Tiparra Light|url= http://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=634&c=2587 |publisher=The State Library of South Australia|accessdate=27 November 2014}}