River Torrens like: Sheoak ("Casuarina stricta"), native cherry ("Exocarpos cupressiformis"), native pine ("Callitris preissii") and Australia's floral emblem the golden wattle ("Acacia pycnantha") From its source the river flows westwards through Birdwood and Gumeracha. It then continues down through Torrens Gorge entering suburban Adelaide at Athelstone with some of its path paralleled by the O-Bahn Busway. It passes between the city-centre and North Adelaide, forming the Torrens Lake between the Adelaide Zoo and a weir opposite Adelaide Gaol. The river then continues the remaining eight kilometres to the sea at Henley Beach South, emptying into Gulf St Vincent via a constructed outlet.
Parish of Torrens Parish of Torrens Torrens Parish, New South Wales located at 29°14′00″S 142°09′27″E is a rural locality in and a cadastral parish of Tongowoko County, two kilometers north east from the town of Tibooburra, New South Wales. The parish is north east of Tibooburra, within the Sturt National Park. The geography is typical of the flat, arid landscape of the Channel Country. The Geography, of the parish is mostly the flat, arid landscape of the Channel Country. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert). The parish is barely inhabited with a population density of less than 1