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Crystal BrookThe Crystal Brook (stream) was named by the explorer Edward John Eyre for its clear water. Eyre is recorded as saying that it "so forcibly reminded me of the beautiful bubbling brooks at home (England) that I at once named it the Chrystal Brook". In most of its length it is normally a dry creek; it rises in the Wirrabara Forest area in the Mid North region of the state of South Australia and is one of the major tributaries to the Broughton River, which it joins about 15km from the latter's mouth. At Bowman Park there is a permenant spring, and this is probably the 'Crystal' water that Eyre was referring to when he named the stream. The brook only flows for its whole length following exceptional rains or a wetter than usual Winter or Spring.
Crystal Brook (township) is named for the stream that passes through the town. It has a population of about 2400, an annual average rainfall of 400mm, is at an altitude of 110m above sea level, and is 200km North of Adelaide, the capital and largest city in the state of South Australia. The town, unusually for rural South Australia, has been growing steadily over the past few decades. It serves the local farming community and has many small businesses. The Crystal Brook Show is in early August; it has been held every year for a century and a quarter. Major railway lines pass through Crystal Brook to Adelaide, Sydney, Darwin and Perth. Information on groups, clubs, churches, etc. can be found at Crystal Brook.
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