North Para River

North Para
North Para
	North Para River near Rowland Flat
	Location of the river mouth in South Australia
Location
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
Region	Barossa Valley
Towns	Gawler
Physical characteristics
Source	Barossa Ranges
• location	Flaxman Valley 34°36'49.35"S 139° 3'30.97"E
• elevation	399 m (1,309 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the South Para River to form the Gawler River
• location	at Gawler
• coordinates	34°36′S 138°45′E / 34.600°S 138.750°E
• elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Length	79 km (49 mi)
Basin features
River system	Gawler River
Tributaries
• left	Angaston Creek, Jacobs Creek, Lyndoch Creek
• right	Greenock Creek, Walkers Creek

The North Para River is a river located in the Barossa Valley of the Australian state of South Australia.

The river's name is based directly on the Kaurna word pari which means river.^[2] The "north" descriptor distinguishes it from the South Para River with which it merges.

^ "Map of North Para River, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ Manning, George (1990), "Place Names of South Australia: Para", Manning Index of South Australian History, State Library of South Australia, retrieved 31 May 2017

[bonzle-1] "Map of North Para River, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[2] Manning, George (1990), "Place Names of South Australia: Para", Manning Index of South Australian History, State Library of South Australia, retrieved 31 May 2017

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