Main source Lower Inman Valley Length 6 km | Source Inman Valley Country Australia | |
Similar Ingalalla Waterfalls, Myponga Reservoir, Talisker Conservation Park, Deep Creek Conserva, Newland Head Conserva | ||
The Bungala River is a river in the Australian state of South Australia that runs north west through the Fleurieu Peninsula, through primarily agricultural surroundings and drains into Gulf St Vincent. The Bungala runs past the town of Yankalilla, and enters the sea near Normanville. It originates in the lower Inman Valley region a mountainous catchment area.
Map of Bungala River, Normanville SA, Australia
The wetlands surrounding the river are classified as Brackish wetlands, with the estuary also having a brackish wetland system, and coastal dunes along the neighboring stretch of coast.
The river's name is derived from an Aboriginal name adopted for a house built on section 1171 in the Hundred of Yankalilla by Eli Butterworth in the 1860s. He and his brother John owned and operated a steam powered flour mill on adjoining land.
The Yankalilla Bay Catchment Action Group and the Normanville Heritage Sand Dune Rehabilitation Group are environmental groups aiming to preserving and restoring the river's natural state, whilst maintaining its use by the surrounding community. The latter are concerned primarily with Yankalilla and further inland sections of the river, and the former are concerned with the estuary and coastal section of the river.