Riverland
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Riverland South Australia |
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Paringa Bridge over the Murray River
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| Population | 41, 802 (2008) |
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| State electorate(s) | Chaffey, Stuart |
| Federal Division(s) | Barker |
The Riverland is a region of South Australia. It covers an area of 9386 km² along the Murray River from where it flows into South Australia from New South Wales and Victoria downstream to Blanchetown. The major town centers are Renmark, Berri, Loxton, Waikerie, Barmera and Monash, along with many minor townships, the population is approximately 35,000 people.
The Riverland is located 1.75 to 3 hours (or 150 to 280 kilometres (93 to 174 mi)) north east of Adelaide, and 90 minutes west (or 120 to 250 kilometres (75 to 155 mi)) from Mildura, Victoria via the Sturt Highway.
The Riverland has a Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and relatively mild winters, with temperatures a few degrees above that of Adelaide. The average summer temperature is 32.5 °C, with a winter average of 16.2 °C and an average rainfall of 260.6 millimetres.
The Riverland’s history is strongly linked to irrigation and the ability to grow a crop, offering a warm Mediterranean climate, vast acres of fertile soil and a readily available water source (the Murray River).
The first district to be established in the region was Renmark in 1887 by the Chaffey Brothers, who also established the Mildura Irrigation District in the neighbouring upstream Region of Sunraysia. Other settlements followed in the 1890s at Holder, Kingston, Lyrup, Moorook, Murtoa, New Era, New Renmark, Pyap, Ramco and Waikerie.
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