Broughton River (South Australia)

The Broughton River is a river in the Australian state of South Australia.

Course
The river flows from the junction of the Hill River and the Yakillo Creek immediately south of Spalding in a westerly direction towards Spencer Gulf. Its mouth is located in the gazetted locality of Port Davis about 40 km north of Port Broughton and 20 km south west of Port Pirie.

Tributaries of the Broughton include Freshwater Creek, Bundaleer Creek, the Rocky River, Crystal Brook, Yakillo Creek, the Hill River and the Hutt River. The river descends 292 m over its 110 km course.

History
The river was named in May 1839 in honour of the Anglican cleric, William Broughton, by the explorer, Edward John Eyre.