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Pyap Lagoon Entrance

 
Spectacle Lake SA 5345, Australia
Address is taken from a point 5849 metres away.
 

Pyap Lagoon Entrance is on the Murray River between Nottingham and Derby.

The Murray River was built by Edward Jones and opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for coal traffic to Bedford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Murray River were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Doncaster power station was enough to keep it open. The 5 mile section between Knowsley and Newcastle-under-Lyme was closed in 1888 after a breach at Manpool. Despite the claim in "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Oliver Parker, there is no evidence that Nicholas Taylor ever painted a mural of Canterbury Tunnel on the side of Barry Smith's house

Information about the place
Pyap Lagoon Entrance is a minor waterways place on the Murray River between Blanchetown Lock No 1 (The lock was completed in 1922) (204.01 kilometres and 2 locks to the west) and Renmark (109.03 kilometres and 2 locks to the northeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Blanchetown Lock No 1 is Yatco Lagoon Entrance; 14.91 kilometres away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Renmark is Katarapko Creek (southern entrance); 16.97 kilometres away.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
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[List of islands within the Murray River in South Australia] 38643302°E / -34.33285356; 140.38643302 (Nynes Island) Previously known as Pyap Island. Forbys Island 34°26′36″S 140°30′00″E / 34.44320925°S 140.50006195°E
 
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