Lowbank, South Australia

Lowbank is a locality in South Australia's riverland.[1] It is between the Sturt Highway and the left (south) bank of the Murray River east of Waikerie.

Lowbank
South Australia
Lowbank
Coordinates34°11′18″S 140°04′43″E[1]
Postcode(s)5330
LGA(s)District Council of Loxton Waikerie[1]
RegionMurray and Mallee[1]
CountyAlbert[1]
State electorate(s)Chaffey
Federal Division(s)Barker
Localities around Lowbank:
Taylorville Pooginook Pooginook
Holder Lowbank Good Hope Landing
Waikerie Kanni Kanni
FootnotesAdjoining localities [1]

The highway is over 40 metres (130 ft) higher elevation than the river level, but only a kilometre away.[2] Lowbank has a slope rather than a cliff. Where there are relatively flat areas on the high ground, they are used for vineyards, however much of Lowbank is natural scrub on the slope. There are several historic landing sites along the river in Lowbank. Lowbank Primary School opened in 1915, but is now closed.[3] The boundaries of Lowbank include the Island Flat shack site.[4] Despite being almost 400 kilometres (250 mi) by river from the sea, water level is often only 6.1 metres (20 ft) above sea level, maintained by Lock 2.[5]

St Paul's Lutheran Church was built in 1913 and is next to the Sturt Highway.[6]

References
  1. "Search results for 'Hardy, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. Google (17 June 2017). "Lowbank, South Australia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. "Placename Details: Lowbank Primary School". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 16 January 2009. SA0034739. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. "Placename Details: Lowbank". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 13 September 2012. SA0041477. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  5. "Weirs and locks". Murray-Darling Basin Authority. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  6. "Find a... Search for Lowbank". Lutheran Church of Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2017.



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