Port River
The Port River is part of a tidal estuary located north of the Adelaide city centre in the Australian state of South Australia. It has been used as a shipping channel since the beginning of European settlement of South Australia in 1836, when Colonel Light selected the site to use as a port.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Outer Harbor railway station and Osborne railway station.
Outer Harbor railway station
Railway station
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Outer Harbor railway station is the terminus station of the Outer Harbor line. Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of North Haven, it is 21.9 kilometres from Adelaide station.
Osborne railway station
Railway station
Photo: Normangerman, Public domain.
Osborne railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line. Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Osborne, it is 19.6 kilometres from Adelaide station. Osborne railway station is situated 3 km east of Port River.
Midlunga railway station
Railway station
Photo: Normangerman, Public domain.
Midlunga railway station is a railway station located on the Outer Harbor line, in Adelaide, Australia. Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Osborne, South Australia, it is 18.8 kilometres from Adelaide station. Midlunga railway station is situated 3½ km southeast of Port River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garden Island and Port Adelaide, Enfield, Prospect and Outer Harbor.
Garden Island
Suburb
Garden Island is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide metropolitan area within the estuary of the Port Adelaide River about 15 kilometres north-west of the Adelaide city centre. Garden Island is situated 7 km southeast of Port River.
Port Adelaide, Enfield, Prospect and Outer Harbor
Photo: Luke Anderson, CC BY 2.0.
Port Adelaide, Enfield, Prospect and Outer Harbor is the area northwest of Adelaide City, home to Adelaide's port. Similar to Victor Harbor, many travellers end up wondering why the spelling of Outer Harbor is spelled Outer Harbor and not Outer Harbour unlike the rest of the Commonwealth.
Gillman
Suburb
Gillman is a predominantly industrial north-western suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is located within the federal Division of Hindmarsh and the state electoral district of Port Adelaide. Gillman is situated 8 km southeast of Port River.
Port River
- Type: Channel
- Description: river in Australia
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Port River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر بورت”
- Cebuano: “Port Adelaide River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Port”
- Slovenian: “Port River”
- Slovenian: “Port”
- Slovenian: “reka Port”
- Spanish: “Rio Port”
- Swedish: “Port Adelaide River”
- Welsh: “Afon Port”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Haven and Outer Harbor.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Outer Harbor Beach and Pelican Point.
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