Middle River, South Australia

Middle River
South Australia
Middle River
Coordinates35°40′01″S 137°04′45″E / 35.666960°S 137.079150°E / -35.666960; 137.079150
Population23 (SAL 2021)
Established2002
Postcode(s)5223
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location162 km (101 mi) south-west of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s)Kangaroo Island Council
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island
CountyCarnarvon
State electorate(s)Mawson
Federal division(s)Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
198.1 °C
389 °F
11.6 °C
53 °F
488.9 mm
19.2 in
Localities around Middle River:
Investigator Strait Investigator Strait Stokes Bay
Western River Middle River Stokes Bay
Western River Duncan Duncan
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Middle River is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Investigator Strait about 162 kilometres (101 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide.

Its boundaries were created in March 2002 for the “long established name” and include the following shack sites - Middle River Shack Site and King George Shack Site. In 2011, a portion of Middle River was excised and added to the adjoining locality of Western River.

The locality includes the watercourse called the Middle River and the associated water storage facility, the Middle River Reservoir.

Land use in the locality is principally for agricultural purposes with activity limited on both the coastline to the north and on land at the locality's southern boundary respectively for conservation purposes and for the protection of the drainage basin supplying the Middle River Reservoir.

Middle River is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.