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Goolwa Barrage - SA

Goolwa Barrage

Place Name

Position

DEG: -35.528141 138.805405

DMS: 35º 31' 41.31" S 138º 48' 19.46" E

UTM: 54 H 6066170mN 301019mE

Altitude: 2m

Place Type

Population - Place Name

Location

69.12kms South of Adelaide - Driving 92.5 km (1 hour 19 mins)
605.94kms NorthWest of Melbourne - Driving 734 km (8 hours 26 mins)

Address & Contact

Coorong National Park
Barrage Road
Goolwa South SA 5214

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

The Goolwa Barrages comprise five barrage structures in the channels linking Lake Alexandrina to the mouth of the River Murray and the Coorong in Australia. They were constructed in order to (1) reduce salinity levels in the lower reaches of the River Murray, Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert and (2) to stabilise the river level, for both upstream irrigation and pumping.

For a full history, the following link will give you a complete rundown.

http://www.murrayriver.com.au/about-the-murray/barrages/

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Hindmarsh Island at 02/02:30am CST

Distance from Goolwa Barrage 1.48km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
8.9°C	7.0°C	90%	7.4°C	1031.2hPa	0.0mm	N	7km/hr 4knots	11km/hr 6knots

Closest Climatic Station

Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay)

Distance from Goolwa Barrage 18.83km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	24.8	24.0	23.3	21.5	18.4	16.1	15.4	16.4	18.4	20.1	22.6	23.8
Mean Min. °C	14.6	14.6	12.7	10.1	8.7	7.4	6.5	6.7	7.6	8.8	11.6	12.6
Mean Rain mm	19.3	23.0	22.2	29.9	59.4	87.1	74.4	75.1	56.6	41.0	32.8	26.7