Dry Creek
Dry Creek is a mostly industrial suburb north of Adelaide, containing significant wetlands. A substantial area was devoted to salt crystallisation pans until 2014, with plans to redevelop the site for housing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 226 residents
- Description: suburb of Adelaide, South Australia
- Also known as: “Dry Creek, South Australia” and “Dry Creek, South Australia, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dry Creek railway station and Sidewinders Speedway.
Dry Creek railway station
Railway station
Photo: Normangerman, Public domain.
Dry Creek railway station is located on the Gawler line. Situated in the inner northern Adelaide suburb of Dry Creek, it is 10.6 kilometres from Adelaide station. Dry Creek railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Dry Creek.
Sidewinders Speedway
Sports venue
Photo: HoldenV8, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sidewinders Speedway is a junior Motorcycle speedway that was opened in 1978 in the semi-industrial Adelaide suburb of Wingfield in South Australia. Sidewinders Speedway is situated 3 km southwest of Dry Creek.
Gillman Speedway
Sports venue
Gillman Speedway is a purpose built, 300 metres long motorcycle speedway located in the Adelaide suburb of Gillman in South Australia. The track opened in 1998 and runs approximately 13 meetings per season from October to March/April. Gillman Speedway is situated 3½ km southwest of Dry Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garden Island and Wingfield.
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 3 km west of Dry Creek.
Wingfield
Suburb
Wingfield is a suburb situated north of Adelaide. It lies between the Port River Expressway on the north and Grand Junction Road on the south. The suburb borders Dry Creek to its north and east, bounded by the Gawler railway line and Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line on the east. Wingfield is situated 3 km south of Dry Creek.
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 4½ km southwest of Dry Creek.
Dry Creek
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-34.81481° or 34° 48′ 53″ southLongitude
138.56705° or 138° 34′ 1″ eastPopulation
226Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)United Nations Location Code
AU DCKOpen location code
4QQW5HP8+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 158178961OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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