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Adelaide River is a small but historically significant town located at the crossing of the Stuart Highway over the Adelaide River in the Northern Territory of Australia. The town is upstream of the Adelaide and Mary River Floodplains Important Bird Area. At the 2021 census, Adelaide River had a population of 317. [2]
The Adelaide River is well known for its high concentration of saltwater crocodiles, along with other wildlife including white-bellied sea eagles, whistling kites, freshwater crocodiles, bull sharks and black flying-fox.
It is a small community with a population of just 250 and an ideal stop-off point between Darwin and Katherine. The highlight of a visit to Adelaide River is the beautifully maintained World War II cemetery which can be easily found in a peaceful location by the banks of the river.
Amid the hues of dawn, captured in today's image, two wallabies stand alert in a field near the Adelaide River in Australia. These marsupials, smaller cousins of the kangaroo, are native to Australia and New Guinea.
Whether you’re driving on the Arnhem Highway to Kakadu, heading down the track or peering down from the air on a plane back into Darwin, the Adelaide River is a Territory icon in and of itself. Home to jumping crocodile tours, cultural connections and thriving wetlands.
Adelaide River, river in northwestern Northern Territory, Australia, rising in the hills west of Brock’s Creek and flowing (with marked summer increases in volume) for 110 miles (180 km) northeastward to Adam Bay, an inlet of the Timor Sea on Clarence Strait.
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Feb 1, 2022 · The Adelaide River Off-Stream Water Storage (AROWS) and the Manton Dam Return to Service (RTS) projects are expected to supply 67 billion litres of water a year at full capacity for the Darwin region, with construction expected to cost $1.45 billion.
