Sturt River, Adelaide

Sturt (Kaurna: Warri Parri)
Sturt Creek
River
The Sturt River in Warriparinga
Name origin: Charles Sturt
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
Region	Adelaide
Source	Adelaide Hills
- location	Upper Sturt
- elevation	395 m (1,296 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Patawalonga River
- location	Glenelg North
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	34°57′40″S 138°30′56″E / 34.9611°S 138.5156°E / -34.9611; 138.5156Coordinates: 34°57′40″S 138°30′56″E / 34.9611°S 138.5156°E / -34.9611; 138.5156
Length	27 km (17 mi)
Basin	120 km2 (46 sq mi)
Nature reserve	Sturt Gorge Recreation Park
Location of the river mouth in South Australia

The Sturt River, also known as the Sturt Creek and Warri Parri in the Kaurna language, is a river located in the Adelaide region of the Australian state of South Australia.

The Sturt River rises in Upper Sturt in the Adelaide Hills, it flows through Coromandel Valley, the Sturt Gorge Recreation Park, Marion and Morphettville, before meeting the Patawalonga River in Glenelg North. Along with Brown Hill Creek, it is one of the Patawalonga's most important tributaries. It is considered a significant urban waterway, and was used by the indigenous Kaurna people as a link between the hills and the sea. The Sturt River catchment area extends over 120 square kilometres (46 sq mi), from Heathfield in the Mount Lofty Ranges, to Glenelg North. The river descends 395 metres (1,296 ft) over its 27-kilometre (17 mi) course.

The first inhabitants of the greater Adelaide area, the Kaurna people, referred to Sturt River as Warri Parri, or 'the windy place by the river'. They used it as a movement corridor between the Adelaide Hills and the sea. The river is also significant in Kaurna Dreaming, especially the area known as Warriparinga, where the river leaves its gorge to cross the Adelaide Plains. Other important Kaurna campsites were located south of the Sturt-Patawalonga confluence, and at Chambers Gully in Coromandel Valley.