Sleaford Bay

Bight in South Australia

For other uses, see Sleaford, South Australia.

Sleaford Bay

* Danana[1]: 78 (Banggarla)
* Kuya Bidni[2] (Nauo)

Sleaford Bay, ca 1935

Sleaford Bay

Location in South Australia

Location| Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
Coordinates| 34°53′54″S 135°46′02″E﻿ / ﻿34.898337°S 135.76709°E﻿ / -34.898337; 135.76709[2]
Type| Bay
Etymology| Sleaford, Lincolnshire[3]
Basin countries| Australia
Designation| Marine park[2]
Max. length| about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi)[4]
Max. width| about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi)[4]
Max. depth| about 53 metres (174 ft)[4]
Islands| one[5]
Settlements| Sleaford[2]
Lincoln National Park[2]

Sleaford Bay is a bay located in the Australian state of South Australia on the southern coast of Eyre Peninsula. It was named by the British navigator, Matthew Flinders in 1802.

## Extent & description

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Sleaford Bay is located on the south coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-west of the municipal seat of Port Lincoln.[2]

It lies between the headland of Cape Wiles at its western extremity and headland of Cape Tournefort at its eastern extremity. A subsidiary bay named Fishery Bay is located on its west side about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Cape Wiles.[5]

## History

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The bay was named after the town of Sleaford in Lincolnshire, England by the British navigator, Matthew Flinders in 1802.[3]

The Barngarla name for Sleaford Bay is Dhanana.[1]: 78

The Baudin expedition who visited after Flinders gave it two names – Baudin used the name Anse des Nerlans while Peron and Freycinet revised it to Baie Lavoisier after Baudin's death.[2]

A whaling station located on the coastline within Fishery Bay was in operation from 1839 to 1841.[6]

## Settlements and infrastructure

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The coastline of Sleaford Bay is occupied by the locality of Sleaford in the west and by the locality of Lincoln National Park in the east.[2]

As of 2005, port infrastructure within the bay consisted of a boat ramp located in Fishery Bay.[7]

### Proposed seawater desalination plant

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In 2018, a proposal to construct a 3 gigalitre per year seawater desalination plant at Sleaford Bay[where?] was announced. Land was purchased in July and the project was expected to cost $80 million to complete.[8][9] The location is one of several prospects previously earmarked by SA Water in 2009.[10] In 2020, the site in the north of the bay near Sleaford Mere Conservation Park was ruled too costly. After a second site closer to Port Lincoln was opposed by commercial fisheries in 2021, a committee was set up which chose a site between Fishery Bay and Sleaford Bay in 2022, with the capacity increased to 5.3-gigalitres.[11]

## Protected area status

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The Thorny Passage Marine Park occupies the full extent of the bay while the Lincoln National Park extents to Mean Low Water Mark on its eastern side.[12][13]

## References

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1. ^ a b Zuckermann, Ghil'ad and the Barngarla (2019), Barngarlidhi Manoo (Speaking Barngarla Together) Archived 26 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Barngarla Language Advisory Committee. (Barngarlidhi Manoo – Part II Archived 26 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search result for "Sleaford Bay, BAY" with the following datasets selected – "NPW and Conservation Reserve Boundaries", "State Marine Park Network", "Suburbs and Localities" and "Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
3. ^ a b Manning, Geoffrey. "Place Names of South Australia - Sleaford Bay". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
4. ^ a b c South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (DMH) (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, p. chart 34, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2
5. ^ a b Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 175: North, West, and South Coasts of Australia (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 183.
6. ^ Staniforth, Mark (1999), "South Australian Projects, Sleaford Bay", Archaeology of Whaling in Southern Australia and New Zealand Project, Flinders University, archived from the original on 28 February 2019, retrieved 9 September 2018
7. ^ Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 215, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
8. ^ "SA plans for $80 million desal plant". SBS News. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
9. ^ Cootes, Isobel (13 November 2018). "Desal plant talks". Port Lincoln Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
10. ^ "Three sites earmarked for Eyre Peninsula desal". ABC News. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
11. ^ "Third time's a charm as locals choose new Sleaford Bay site for Eyre Peninsula desalination plant". ABC News. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
12. ^ "Thorny Passage Marine Park Management Plan 2012" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 2012. pp. 24/31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
13. ^ "Lincoln National Park Management Plan". Department of Environment and Heritage (DEH). 2004. p. 4\. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.

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Coastal bays and inlets of South Australia

West coast|

* Anxious
* Baird
* Coffin
* Denial
* Fowlers
* Head of the Bight
* Laura
* Murat
* Sceale
* Sleaford
* Fishery
* Smoky
* Streaky
* Tourville
* Venus

Spencer Gulf|

* Arno
* Blanche Harbor
* False
* Germein
* Hardwicke
* Lipson Cove
* Louth
* Lucky
* Memory
* Moonta
* Pondalowie
* Tumby
* Wallaroo

Investigator Strait|

* Emu
* Marion
* Nepean
* Pelican Lagoon
* Bay of Shoals
* Eastern Cove
* Western Cove
* Smith
* Stenhouse
* Stokes

Kangaroo Island south and west coasts|

* D'Estrees
* Maupertuis
* Moncrieff
* Pink
* Seal
* Vivonne

Gulf St Vincent|

* Aldinga
* Barker Inlet
* Holdfast
* Rapid
* Wool

Backstairs Passage|

* Antechamber
* Cuttlefish

South east coast|

* Discovery (part)
* Racecourse
* Encounter
* Guichen
* Lacepede
* Nora Creina
* Rivoli

Mainland|

| Murray River|

* Loveday

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* Category

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Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Cities|

* Port Augusta (western suburbs only)
* Port Lincoln
* Whyalla

Townships|

* Ceduna
* Cleve
* Coffin Bay
* Cowell
* Cummins
* Elliston
* Kimba
* Lock
* Smoky Bay
* Streaky Bay
* Thevenard
* Tumby Bay
* Wudinna

Governance|

| Federal division|

* Grey (part)

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State electoral districts|

* Flinders
* Giles
* Stuart

Local Government|

* Ceduna DC
* Cleve DC
* Elliston DC
* Franklin Harbour DC
* Kimba DC
* Lower Eyre Peninsula DC
* City of Port Augusta (part)
* City of Port Lincoln
* Streaky Bay DC
* Tumby Bay DC
* City of Whyalla
* Wudinna DC

Protected areas|

* Coffin Bay National Park
* Gawler Ranges National Park
* Lake Gilles
* Lincoln National Park
* Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area
* Munyaroo Conservation Park
* Pinkawillinie Conservation Park

Coastal features|

| West coast|

* Anxious Bay
* Calca Peninsula
* Cape Blanche
* Cape Carnot
* Cape Catastrophe
* Cape Finniss
* Cape Radstock
* Cape Wiles
* Coffin Bay Peninsula
* Jussieu Peninsula
* Mount Dutton Bay
* Point Avoid
* Point Labatt
* Point Weyland
* Point Whidbey
* Slade Point
* Sleaford Bay
* Fishery Bay

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East coast|

* Cape Burr
* Cape Donington
* Cape Hardy
* Lipson Cove
* Lucky Bay
* Memory Cove
* Point Boston
* Point Lowly
* Yorkey Crossing

Islands adjoining Eyre Peninsula coast|

| West coast|

* Baird Bay
* Jones Island
* Unnamed island, Baird Bay
* Eba Island
* Grantham Island
* Nicolas Baudin Island
* Pigface Island

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East coast|

* Bicker Isles
* Boston Island
* Curlew Island
* Entrance Island
* Lipson Island
* Little Island
* Louth Island
* Tumby Island

Infrastructure|

| Highways|

* Birdseye Highway
* Eyre Highway (part)
* Flinders Highway
* Lincoln Highway
* Tod Highway

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Railways|

* BHP Whyalla Tramway
* Coffin Bay Tramway
* Eyre Peninsula Railway
* Port Lincoln railway station

Other|

* Joy Baluch AM Bridge
* Tod Reservoir

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* The Peninsulas zone (wine)

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