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Swan Reach
South Australiatown
Swan Reach
Total population
274
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Swan Reach is a river port in South Australia 127 km north-east of Adelaide on the Murray River between Blanchetown and Mannum in South Australia. It is on the left bank of the river. The Swan Reach Ferry is a cable ferry crossing operated by the state government as part of the state's road network. Swan Reach, with all parts below Lock #1, is also one of the lowest parts of the river. In 2009–2010 the river was about 1.5 metres below its normal level. In late 2022 and early 2023 the town experienced a flood with river levels not seen since the devastating flood of 1956. Homes and businesses on Victoria street were inundated, along with most of the holiday homes at Marks Landing. Widespread damage was caused. At the 2016 census, Swan Reach had a population of 283.
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History
Swan Reach was first settled in the 1850s and was originally the largest of five sheep and cattle stations in the area. It soon became one of the first riverboat ports in South Australia and was a loading port for grain and wool. Swan Reach Mission was established by the United Aborigines Mission (UAM) in 1926 to provide a Christian education to Aboriginal children. It was closed in 1946 due to frequent flooding of the area, and the UAM opened the Gerard Mission near Loxton. Some residents were transferred to the new mission, but some, including the parents of singer-songwriter Ruby Hunter, moved elsewhere for work. Children of the mission became part of the Stolen Generation, later provided with some compensation through the National Redress Scheme.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- BoodieBettongia lesueur (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) · Mammalia3,360
- common brushtail possumTrichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia575
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves517
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves319
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838) · Aves281
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves277
- Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves272
- bilbyMacrotis lagotis (Reid, 1837) · Mammalia272
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2022-03-293 km ESE of Macclesfield, Australia
- M 4 — 2022-03-053 km SW of Mount Barker, Australia
- M 3.2 — 2018-08-0811 km WNW of Mannum, Australia
- M 3.9 — 2017-02-019 km NW of Murray Bridge, Australia
- M 3.3 — 2011-10-183 km ESE of Hawthorndene, Australia
- M 3.8 — 2010-04-162 km N of Macclesfield, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in South Australia
- Greenways Landing8.1 mi away · pop. 54
- Kroehns Landing8.7 mi away
- Forster11.5 mi away
- Black Hill12.3 mi away
- Blanchetown14.9 mi away · pop. 247
- Sedan17.2 mi away · pop. 75
- Cambrai18.9 mi away · pop. 68
- Julanka Holdings21.3 mi away
- Mercunda25.1 mi away
- Keyneton26.3 mi away
- Moculta28.1 mi away · pop. 127
- Truro28.9 mi away · pop. 396
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Swan Reach
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Swan Reach, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library