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Goolwa Channel

 
 

Early plans of what would become the Goolwa Channel were drawn up by Benjamin Outram in 1816 but problems with Westley Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. The canal joined the sea near Maidstone. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeenshire were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Goolwa Channel was closed in 1955 when Thurrock Inclined plane collapsed. "Travels of The Implacable" by Peter Smith describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Peterborough Aqueduct.

Information about the waterway

The Goolwa Channel is a tidal river and is part of the Waterways of Australia. It runs for 25.16 kilometres through 1 lock from Goolwa Channel - Lake Alexandrina Junction (where it joins Lake Alexandrina) to Murray Mouth (where it flows into the Great Australian Bight).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Goolwa Channel - Lake Alexandrina Junction
Lower Murray Channel
Hindmarsh Island Bridge 13.72 kilometres 0 locks
Goolwa Barrage Lock 17.13 kilometres 0 locks
Murray Mouth 25.16 kilometres 1 lock
 
 
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[Goolwa, South Australia] of Goolwa (excluding Goolwa Beach, Goolwa North and Goolwa South) had a population of 2,201. At June 2018, the estimated urban population for Goolwa together [Finniss River (South Australia)] River starts east of Yundi and flows roughly east to its mouth in the Goolwa Channel of the lower Murray River, opposite Hindmarsh Island. It supports a [Murray Mouth] new channel leaving the old one to silt and disappear. The mouth of the Murray River is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) south east of Goolwa and [Goolwa South, South Australia] Goolwa South (previously known as South Goolwa) is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 67 kilometres (42 miles) south of [Hindmarsh Island] inland river island located in the lower Murray River near the town of Goolwa, South Australia. The island is a tourist destination, which has increased [Goolwa Barrages] The Goolwa Barrages comprise five barrage structures in the channels separating Lake Alexandrina from the sea at the mouth of the River Murray and the [Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy] culture and property rights. A proposed bridge to Hindmarsh Island, near Goolwa, South Australia (intended to replace the existing cable ferry and service [Sir Richard Peninsula] consisting of sand which extends from Goolwa, South Australia to the Murray Mouth. It separates the Goolwa Channel, which is part of the estuary of the [Goolwa North, South Australia] seat of Goolwa overlooking the following water bodies in the Murray River system - Currency Creek to the north and the channel known as Goolwa or the Lower [Murray River] river during low flow periods. They are the Goolwa Barrage, with a length of 632 metres (2,073 ft); Mundoo Channel Barragel 800 metres (2,600 ft); Boundary
 
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