Clayton Bay
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Clayton Bay South Australia |
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 Clayton Bay
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| Coordinates | 35°29′0″S 138°54′0″E / 35.48333°S 138.90000°ECoordinates: 35°29′0″S 138°54′0″E / 35.48333°S 138.90000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 240 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5256 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Alexandrina Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hammond | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Clayton Bay (formerly Clayton) is a small town on the River Murray in South Australia. The town is located opposite the north-east tip of Hindmarsh Island, 87 kilometres (54 mi) by road from the Adelaide city centre and 12 kilometres (7 mi) upriver from Goolwa.
At the 2011 census, Clayton Bay had a population of 240. Clayton Bay was renamed from Clayton in 2008 as it was getting confused with Clayton, Victoria. The sheltered waters of Clayton Bay and nearby islands make an ideal location for all types of water sports. The safe waters and foreshore facilities at Clayton Bay also attract families for a myriad of water based activities. The area is known for sailing and environment.
In 1829 Governor Darling commissioned Captain Charles Sturt to follow the Murrumbidgee, which had been discovered by Hume and Hovell. On 3 November 1829 Sturt left Sydney to assume command of the expedition that eventually turned itself into the famous Murray River Voyage. On 26 December 1829 his team assembled a 25-foot whaleboat and built a log skiff for carrying stores and only two oars. This work was supervised by a carpenter, named Mr Clayton. The boat party departed from the Lachlan River on the 7 January 1830. The crew, besides Sturt and Macleay were Harris, Hopkinson, and Frasier (soldiers), and Mulholland, Macnamee, and Clayton (convicts). Around the 9th of February 1830, Captain Charles Sturt sighted seagulls. Aboriginals told them that the ocean was nearby and so they sailed into a lake which Sturt named Alexandrina. A few days later, they found the point where the Murray flowed into the sea.
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