List of islands within the Murray River in South Australia

List of islands within the Murray River in South Australia is a list of islands located within the watercourse of the Murray River within the Australian state of South Australia from the mouth of the river at Encounter Bay in the south to the borders with the states of New South Wales and Victoria in the east including the following lakes located adjacent to the river's mouth - Coorong, Lake Albert and Lake Alexandrina.

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Aerial view of Lakes Albert and Alexandrina

Coorong

The following list includes islands (listed from west to east) in the Coorong as well as the following two channels connecting it to Port Pullen at the Murray Mouth - the Coorong Channel and the Tauwitchere Channel. As of 2014, all of the islands in the following list were within the boundary of the Coorong National Park.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

NameCoordinatesRemarks
Sam Island35°44′42″S 139°14′31″E[3][7][8]
Needles Island35°50′39″S 139°21′17″E[3][9]
Goat Island35°50′50″S 139°20′52″E[3][10]
Snake Island35°51′02″S 139°21′57″E[3][11]
Rabbit Island35°51′37″S 139°22′42″E[3][12]
Bluff Island35°53′03″S 139°23′22″E[3][13]
Bull Island35°54′56″S 139°25′18″E[4][14]
Cow Island35°55′52″S 139°27′03″E[4][15]
Long Island35°56′08″S 139°27′27″E[4][16]
Round Island35°56′28″S 139°27′44″E[4][17]
Swan Island35°56′40″S 139°28′09″E[4][18]
Stony Well Island35°57′44″S 139°29′28″E[4][19]
Cattle Island36°00′25″S 139°32′04″E[4][20]
Teal Island36°02′13″S 139°33′30″E[4][21]
North Pelican Island36°02′40″S 139°33′31″E[4][22]
Halfway Island36°03′06″S 139°34′01″E[4][23]
Pelican Island36°03′27″S 139°33′48″E[4][24]
Mellor Island36°04′06″S 139°34′30″E[4][25]
Seagull Island36°05′03″S 139°35′25″E[4][26]
Wild Dog Island36°07′24″S 139°37′41″E[5][27]

Lake Albert
NameCoordinatesRemarks
Bascombe Island35°43′35″S 139°15′49″EIsland is located in a bay at the south end of the lake also known as Bascombe Bay [2][7][28]

Lake Alexandrina

The following is a list of islands (from west to east) within Lake Alexandrina and including the group of islands at the southern end of the lake.[6]

NameCoordinatesRemarks
Goose Island35°29′30″S 138°49′53″EAn island that was inundated by the water level rise caused by the construction of the barrages in the 1930s. It lies within the boundaries of the Currency Creek Game Reserve.[29]
Billygoat Islands35°29′18″S 138°50′11″EIt is reported as being a group of small islands of which many were inundated by the water level rise in the river system caused by the construction of the barrages in the 1930s. It lies within the boundaries of the Currency Creek Game Reserve.[30]
Reedy Island35°31′53″S 138°50′39″EIsland located in the Goolwa Channel on the south side of Hindmarsh Island within the boundary of the Coorong National Park.[1][31]
Rushy Island35°32′08″S 138°50′59″EIsland located in the Goolwa Channel on the south side of Hindmarsh Island within the boundary of the Coorong National Park.[1][32]
Hindmarsh Island35°30′58″S 138°52′34″E[1][2][33]
Bird Island35°33′10″S 138°53′44″EIsland located in the Coorong Channel on the south side of Hindmarsh Island within the boundary of the Coorong National Park. Also, known as Gull Island.[1][2][34]
Varcoe Island35°32′31″S 138°54′04″EIsland located in Mundoo channel between Hindmarsh and Mundoo Islands.,[1][35]
Lucerne Island35°31′54″S 138°55′31″E[1][4][36]
Mundoo Island35°32′47″S 138°56′02″E[1][2][37]
Goose Island35°30′05″S 138°56′09″EIsland located east of the town of Clayton Bay.[1][38]
Goat Island35°30′15″S 138°56′37″EIsland located east of town of Clayton Bay.[1][39]
Ewe Island35°33′23″S 138°56′49″EAccording to an atlas published in 1877, it and Long Island were considered to be one island known as Reedy Island. [1][2][40][41]
Rat Island35°31′13″S 138°57′33″EAlso called Ram Island.[1][42][43]
Long Island35°32′15″S 138°59′06″EAlso known as Ram Island and as Grindstone Island. According to an atlas published in 1877, it and Ewe Island were considered to be one island known as Reedy Island.[1][2][44][45]
Tauwitchere Island35°34′28″S 138°59′22″EIsland is reported as also being named Towagery, Towatchery and Talwadjeri Island and as having an area of 144 hectares (356 acres). [46][47]
Myrtle Island35°34′08″S 138°59′32″EIsland located within the Mud Islands Game Reserve.[48][49]
Snake Island35°33′41″S 138°59′49″E[3][50][51]
Mud Island35°33′51″S 139°00′43″EIsland reported as having an area of 17 hectares (43 acres). It lies within the boundaries of the Mud Island Game Reserve.[52]
Reedy Island No 235°33′22″S 139°00′43″E[4][51][53]
Pomanda Island35°24′58″S 139°18′29″EIsland located adjacent of the channel of the Murray River immediately south of its entry into Lake Alexandrina.[54][55]
Aerial view from the east showing island system adjoining Murray Mouth including locations of barrages (State Library of South Australia - PRG-1258/2/546)
Aerial photo of Goolwa, South Australia with Hindmarsh Island on the left side of image
Pomanda Island (at bottom of image)

Wellington to Morgan

The following is a list of islands (from south to north) within the river’s channel between the town of Wellington and the town of Morgan.

NameCoordinatesRemarks
Miss Gawler Island35°08′50″S 139°18′35″EIsland located south east of the city of Murray Bridge and is located beneath the Swanport Bridge.[56][57]
Long Island35°07′48″S 139°17′59″EThe island located immediately opposite Murray Bridge and is within the boundaries of the Long Island Recreation Park. The island is considered by the Ngarrindjeri, the Australian Aboriginal people associated with the locality, to be “highly sensitive” (i.e. “high cultural and/or (sic) heritage importance”).[56][58][59]
Nott Island34°22′44″S 139°37′30″EIsland located about 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) south of the town of Blanchetown.[60][61]
Reedy Island34°17′43″S 139°38′12″EIsland located about 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) north of Blanchetown, immediately across the river from the Roonka Conservation Park and immediately south of Julia Island.[62][63]
Julia Island34°17′30″S 139°38′24″EIsland located immediately adjacent to Reedy Island and across the river from the Roonka Conservation Park.[62][64]
Cattle grazing at Long Island, circa 1900 (State Library of South Australia (B 26826)
Aerial view of Murray Bridge from the south including the north end of Long Island, circa 1920 (State Library of South Australia B 11533)
Miss Gawler Island is located below the Swanport Bridge

Morgan to the border

The following is a list of islands (from west to east) within the river’s channel between the town of Morgan and the borders with New South Wales and Victoria.

NameCoordinatesRemarks
Hart Island34°10′33″S 140°03′17″EIsland located east of the town of Waikerie. Previously known as Wigleys Island. The current name has been in use since at least 1888, possibly named after J.Hart, a pastoralist.[65][66]
Sandy Island34°10′57″S 140°05′04″EThe existence of this island is based on an entry in an atlas dated 1877. As of 2015, the responsible government agency reported that the island is not indicated on "current mapping" within the locality. [67]
Ball Island34°10′59″S 140°20′27″E[68]
Thurk Island34°13′05″S 140°22′02″EIsland located in the channel east of Kingston-on-Murray opposite the Loch Luna Game Reserve. Previously known as Chambers Island or Isle.[69][70]
Moorook Island34°17′13″S 140°22′12″EIsland located opposite to the town of Moorook. Also known as Moorook Isle and Moorik Isle.[69][71]
Nynes Island34°19′58″S 140°23′11″EPreviously known as Pyap Island.[72][73]
Forbys Island34°26′36″S 140°30′00″E[74][75]
Katarapko Island34°24′20″S 140°33′22″EIsland is located within the extent of the Murray River National Park. Previously known as Cragg Island.[76][77][78]
Kapunda Island34°26′54″S 140°33′36″ELocated in the main river channel to the immediate north-west of Loxton and within the Kapunda Island Conservation Park. In 1994, the island was reported as having an area of 1 hectare (2.5 acres) and as being “only accessible by boat.”[77][79][80][81]
Rilli Island34°23′37″S 140°34′40″ELocated within the extent of the Rilli Island Conservation Park. Previously known as Riley Island and also referred to as Rilli Isle. In 1994, the island was as having an area of 4 hectares (9.9 acres) and as being “only accessible by boat except during low river flows when” it is “accessible by foot, from the south bank of the River…”[77][82][83][81]
Media Island34°25′46″S 140°35′17″EIsland located to the south east of Loxton and within the extent of Media Island Conservation Park. Previously known as Medea Island and also referred to as Media Isle. In 1994, the island was reported as having an area of 1 hectare (2.5 acres) and as being “only accessible by boat except during low river flows when” it is “accessible by foot, from the south bank of the River…”[77][84][85][81]
Punkey Island34°15′15″S 140°42′24″EAlso known as Penky Island.[86][87]
Cemlell Island34°14′20″S 140°42′27″EAlso known as Gumlell Island.[86][88]
Muklemuk Island34°14′11″S 140°43′52″EAlso known as Muckle Muk Island.[86][89]
Reny Island34°03′33″S 140°44′09″E[90][91][92]
Nelbuck Island34°06′05″S 140°44′47″EIsland which adjoins Bulyong Island, was gazetted on 19 September 1996 by the direction of the state's Minister of Environment.

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Nelwart Island34°12′55″S 140°44′56″EAlso called Nelwart Island [82][94]
Goat Island34°11′14″S 140°45′08″E[95][96]
Bulyong Island34°07′21″S 140°45′51″EIsland located within the extent of the Murray River National Park.[90][97][98]
Kylie Island34°08′12″S 140°45′51″EName derived from the surname of the land owners.[99]
Causeway Island34°10′08″S 140°45′56″E[86][100]
Longwang Island34°08′53″S 140°46′15″E[101][90][102]
Sandy Island34°15′20″S 140°47′34″EAlso known as Sandy Ridge.[103]
Hunchee Island34°03′07″S 140°47′36″E [104][105]
Little Hunchee Island34°01′57″S 140°49′28″EIsland located partly within the Chowilla Game Reserve.[104][105][106]
Chowilla Island33°59′19″S 140°52′44″EIsland located within the Chowilla Game Reserve.[107][108][109]
Monoman Island33°59′19″S 140°52′44″EIsland located within the Chowilla Game Reserve.[108][110][111]
Reedy Island33°57′51″S 140°54′15″EIsland located within the Chowilla Game Reserve.[112][113]
Boat Creek Island33°57′09″S 140°54′45″EIsland located within the Chowilla Game Reserve.[108][112][114]
Slaney Island33°57′00″S 140°55′51″EIsland located within the Chowilla Game Reserve. Also known as Stanley Island.[108][115][116]
Newena Island33°57′44″S 140°55′55″EIsland located within the Chowilla Game Reserve; also known as the Isle of Man.[115][117]
Punkah Island33°56′45″S 140°58′04″EIsland located within the Chowilla Game Reserve.[115][118]
Wilpena Island33°59′50″S 140°59′00″EIsland located within the Chowilla Game Reserve.[108][119][120]
Grand Junction Island33°58′50″S 140°59′22″EIsland located within the Chowilla Game Reserve.[108][121][122]
Hypurna Island34°00′12″S 140°59′57″EIsland which is partly located within the Chowilla Game Reserve, also straddles the border with New South Wales.[108][123][124]
Hunchee Island viewed from Headings Cliff on the opposite of the Murray River.
Katarapko Island as viewed from Loxton.
View of Punkah Creek showing both Punkah Island and the mainland.

See also

Citations and references

Citations
  1. BIA, 2005, page 27
  2. DEWNR, 2014a
  3. DEWNR, 2014b
  4. DEWNR, 2014c
  5. DEWNR, 2014d
  6. DMH, 1985, chart 9
  7. BIA, 2005, page 31
  8. DPTI, Search result for Sam Island (record no. SA0035074), 2015
  9. DPTI, Search result for Needles Island (record no. SA0034856), 2015
  10. DPTI, Search result for Goat Island (record no. SA0026789), 2015
  11. DPTI, Search result for Snake Island (record no. SA0035115), 2015
  12. DPTI, Search result for Rabbit Island (record no. SA0034979), 2015
  13. DPTI, Search result for Bluff Island (record no. SA0007754), 2015
  14. DPTI, Search result for Bull Island (record no. SA0056805), 2015
  15. DPTI, Search result for Cow Island (record no. SA0016523), 2015
  16. DPTI, Search result for Long Island (record no. SA0033818), 2015
  17. DPTI, Search result for Round Island (record no. SA0035054), 2015
  18. DPTI, Search result for Swan Island (record no. SA0014524), 2015
  19. DPTI, Search result for Stony Well Island (record no. SA0014525), 2015
  20. DPTI, Search result for Cattle Island (record no. SA0012910), 2015
  21. DPTI, Search result for Teal Island (record no. SA0035196), 2015
  22. DPTI, Search result for North Pelican Island (record no. SA0034870), 2015
  23. DPTI, Search result for Halfway Island (record no. SA0028944), 2015
  24. DPTI, Search result for Pelican Island (record no. SA0034917), 2015
  25. DPTI, Search result for Mellor Island (record no. SA0034750), 2015
  26. DPTI, Search result for Seagull Island (record no. SA0035084), 2015
  27. DPTI, Search result for Wild Dog Island (record no. SA0035332), 2015
  28. DPTI, Search result for Bascombe Island (record no. SA0005074), 2015
  29. DPTI, Search result for Goose Island (record no. SA0004115), 2015
  30. DPTI, Search result for Billygoat Islands (record no. SA0004116), 2015
  31. DPTI, Search result for Reedy Island (record no. SA0037142), 2015
  32. DPTI, Search result for Rushy Island (record no. SA0059654), 2015
  33. DPTI, Search result for Hindmarsh Island (record no. SA0030657), 2015
  34. DPTI, Search result for Bird Island (record no. SA0006607), 2015
  35. DPTI, Search result for Varcoe Island (record no. SA0012909), 2015
  36. DPTI, Search result for Lucerne Island (record no. SA0041615), 2015
  37. DPTI, Search result for Mundoo Island (record no. SA0047690), 2015
  38. DPTI, Search result for Goose Island (record no. SA0027022), 2015
  39. DPTI, Search result for Goat Island (record no. SA0026791), 2015
  40. DPTI, Search result for Ewe Island (record no. SA0023158), 2015
  41. DPTI, Search result for Reedy Island (record no. SA0034994), 2015
  42. DPTI, Search result for Rat Island (record no. SA0057873), 2015
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  45. DPTI, Search result for Reedy Island (record no. SA0034994), 2015
  46. DPTI, Search result for Tauwitchere Island (record no. SA0035193), 2015
  47. BIA, 2005, page 30
  48. DPTI, Search result for Myrtle Island (record no. SA0034839), 2015
  49. BIA, 2005, page 38
  50. DPTI, Search result for Snake Island (record no. SA0035116), 2015
  51. BIA, 2005, page 30
  52. DPTI, Search result for Mud Island (record no. SA0034820), 2015
  53. DPTI, Search result for Reedy Island No 2 (record no. SA0034995), 2015
  54. DPTI, Search result for Pomanda Island (record no. SA0056221), 2015
  55. BIA, 2005, page 29
  56. BIA, 2005, page 61
  57. DPTI, Search result for Long Island (record no. SA0040326), 2015
  58. DPTI, Search result for Long Island (record no. SA0041196), 2015
  59. "Kungun Ngarrindjeri Yunnan Agreement" (PDF). The Rural City of Murray Bridge. pp. 9 & 11. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  60. BIA, 2005, page 95
  61. DPTI, Search result for Nott Island (record no. SA0051023), 2015
  62. BIA, 2005, pages 95- 96
  63. DPTI, Search result for Reedy Island (record no. SA0058334), 2015
  64. DPTI, Search result for Julia Island (record no. SA0033236), 2015
  65. BIA, 2005, pages 114-115
  66. DPTI, Search result for Hart Island (record no. SA0029494), 2015
  67. DPTI, Search result for Sandy Island (record no. SA0059785), 2015
  68. DPTI, Search result for Ball Island (record no. SA0004351), 2015
  69. BIA, 2005, page 123
  70. DPTI, Search result for Thurk Island (record no. SA0066369), 2015
  71. DPTI, Search result for Moorook Island (record no. SA0023380), 2015
  72. BIA, 2005, page 126
  73. DPTI, Search result for Nynes Island (record no. SA0051375), 2015
  74. BIA, 2005, page 130
  75. DPTI, Search result for Forbys Island (record no. SA0024536), 2015
  76. BIA, 2005, page 131
  77. DENR, 1994, pages 7-8
  78. DPTI, Search result for Kataropko Island (record no. SA0023380), 2015
  79. BIA, 2005, page 132
  80. DPTI, Search result for Kapunda Island (record no. SA0034114), 2015
  81. DENR, 1994, page vi
  82. BIA, 2005, pages 133 & 134
  83. DPTI, Search result for Rilli Island (record no. SA0058510), 2015
  84. BIA, 2005, page 133
  85. DPTI, Search result for Media Island (record no. SA0044069), 2015
  86. BIA, 2005, page 140
  87. DPTI, Search result for Punkey Island (record no. SA0054339), 2015
  88. DPTI, Search result for Cumlell Island (record no. SA0017257), 2015
  89. DPTI, Search result for Muklemuk Island (record no. SA0047406), 2015
  90. DENR, 1994, pages 69-70
  91. BIA, 2005, page 145
  92. DPTI, Search result for Reny Island (record no. SA0040854), 2015
  93. DPTI, Search result for Nelbuck Island (record no. SA0003793), 2015
  94. DPTI, Search result for Nelwort Island (record no. SA0049149), 2015
  95. BIA, 2005, page 142
  96. DPTI, Search result for Goat Island (record no. SA0026784), 2015
  97. BIA, 2005, page 144
  98. DPTI, Search result for Bulyong Island (record no. SA0010696), 2015
  99. DPTI, Search result for Kylie Island (record no. SA0003796), 2015
  100. DPTI, Search result for Causeway Island (record no. SA0012937), 2015
  101. BIA, 2005, page 143
  102. DPTI, Search result for Longwang Island (record no. SA0040047), 2015
  103. DPTI, Search result for Sandy Island (record no. SA0059784), 2015
  104. BIA, 2005, page 146
  105. DPTI, Search result for Hunchee Island (record no. SA0031527), 2015
  106. DPTI, Search result for Little Hunchee Island (record no. SA0040020), 2015
  107. BIA, 2005, pages 148-149
  108. DEWNR, 2014e
  109. DPTI, Search result for Chowilla Island (record no. SA0007424), 2015
  110. DEWNR, 2014
  111. DPTI, Search result for Monoman Island (record no. SA0045650), 2015
  112. BIA, 2005, page 150
  113. DPTI, Search result for Reedy Island (record no. SA0035000), 2015
  114. DPTI, Search result for Boat Creek Island (record no. SA0007887), 2015
  115. BIA, 2005, page 2005, page 151
  116. DPTI, Search result for Slaney Island (record no. SA0061931), 2015
  117. DPTI, Search result for Newena Island (record no. SA0044012), 2015
  118. DPTI, Search result for Punkah Island (record no. SA0057088), 2015
  119. BIA, 2005, pages 152-153
  120. DPTI, Search result for Wilperna Island (record no. SA0022294), 2015
  121. BIA, 2005, page 152
  122. DPTI, Search result for Grand Junction Island (record no. SA0027353), 2015
  123. BIA, 2005, page 153
  124. DPTI, Search result for Hypurna Island (record no. SA0031703), 2015

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