Port River
| Port River Port Adelaide | |
|---|---|
The Port River in relation to Adelaide city centre, the redirected River Torrens, and the adjacent Barker Inlet | |
Location of the river mouth in South Australia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| Region | Western Adelaide |
| Municipality | City of Port Adelaide Enfield |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Semaphore Park |
| • coordinates | 34°51′S 138°29′E / 34.85°S 138.49°E |
| Mouth | Gulf St Vincent |
• location | Outer Harbor |
• coordinates | 34°47′S 138°28′E / 34.78°S 138.47°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | North Arm |
| Bridges | |
The Port River (officially known as the Port Adelaide River) is part of a tidal estuary located north of the Adelaide city centre in the Australian state of South Australia. It has been used as a shipping channel since the beginning of European settlement of South Australia in 1836, when Colonel Light selected the site to use as a port. Before colonisation, the Port River region and the estuary area were known as Yerta Bulti (or Yertabulti) by the Kaurna people, and used extensively as a source of food and plant materials to fashion artefacts used in daily life.
The Port River dolphins are a popular tourist attraction.