Dry Creek (postcode 5094) is a mostly industrial suburb located north of Adelaide, containing significant wetlands and a substantial area devoted to salt crystallization pans, managed by Cheetham Salt Limited. Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 3884 KB) Picture of the Greenfields wetlands at Dry Creek, South Australia - taken 31/09/2006 by Peripitus I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Postcodes are used by Australia Post to identify postal districts in Australia. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 4% (Australia only) Source Reserve Bank of Australia, June 2006 Subunit 1/100 cent Symbol $ or AUD Coins 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c , $1, $2 Banknotes $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 Central... This is a list of Local Government Areas of South Australia. ... Logo of the City of Salsibury The City of Salisbury is a local government area (LGA) located on the northern fringes of Adelaide, South Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Enfield is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Port Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of South Australia. ... Cavan (Postcode 5094) is a suburb north of Adelaide, within the City of Salisbury local government area. ... Mawson Lakes is a new suburb and residential development approximately 12km north of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Wingfield (postcode 5013) is a suburb situated north of Adelaide and is located on Grand Junction Road. ... Gepps Cross is a suburb and major road intersection in the north of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... Chemical composition of sea salt Sea salt harvest in Île de Ré, France. ... A limited liability company (denoted by L.L.C. or LLC) is a legal form of business company in the United States offering limited liability to its owners. ...

Wetlands

The Dry Creek wetlands are comprised of many separate sections running from the eastern edge of the suburb to the sea outlet of Dry Creek. They form part of the storm water mangement system for the City of Salisbury and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and are connected to numerous drains that run across the Adelaide Plains, as well as being the outflow point for storm water pipes. Some of the wetlands have been extensively landscaped but have only limited public access. Storm water is a term used to describe water that originates during precipitation events. ... Logo of the City of Salsibury The City of Salisbury is a local government area (LGA) located on the northern fringes of Adelaide, South Australia. ... The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established in 1996 through an amalgamation of Port Adelaide and Enfield councils, and is one of the largest metropolitan councils within South Australia. ... The Adelaide Plains (34°30′ S 138°30′ E) is the area in South Australia between the Mount Lofty Ranges on the east and the Gulf Saint Vincent on the west. ... Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including but not limited to: living elements, such as flora or fauna; natural elements such as landforms, terrain shape and elevation, or bodies of water; human elements such as structures, buildings, fences or other material...

The wetlands form a fauna and flora haven with one of the southern most mangrove habitats in the world, extensive reed and samphire beds and a large bird and fish population. Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal. ... Species See text Halosarcia is a genus of succulent, salt tolerant plant, the majority of Halosarcia species are endemic to Australia. ...

Transportation

Main Article: Dry Creek railway station, Adelaide Dry Creek railway station is a railway station on the Gawler railway line which is located in the inner northern Adelaide suburbs of Dry Creek. ...

The suburb of Dry Creek has a train station which is located on the Gawler railway line. Gawler Railway Line is a rail route in Adelaide, South Australia, which runs from of the Adelaide Railway Station north to the Town of Gawler on the outer fringe of the city. ...

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