The River Torrens is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains. It was one of the main reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows 85 kilometres (53 mi) from its source in the Adelaide Hills near Mount Pleasant, across the Adelaide Plains, past the city centre and empties into Gulf St Vincent between Henley Beach South and West Beach. The upper stretches of the river and the reservoirs in its watershed supply a significant part of the city's water supply.
View of Elder Park, the Riverside Precinct and the Torrens Lake, before construction of the pedestrian bridge in 2014.
View west towards the Torrens outlet from the Davis Bridge, Tapleys Hill Road
Second Creek at St Peters, showing open canal at that point
The river in summer at base of the Adelaide Hills, Athelstone
Adelaide is the capital and largest city of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna. The area of the city centre and surrounding Park Lands is called Tarndanya in the Kaurna language.
Image: Adelaide skyline, December 2022
Image: Adelaide, Australia (February 2017) (33505366456) (cropped)
Image: St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide, Southeast view 20230214 1
Image: Adelaide General Post Office (cropped)
