Black Rock, South Australia

Black Rock (formerly known as Dalton) is a hamlet in South Australia on the Black Rock Plains at the intersection of the south–north RM Williams Way (B80) between Jamestown and Orroroo and the west–east Wilmington–Ucolta Road (B56) to Peterborough, in the Mid North section of the state.

Black Rock
South Australia
Black Rock Station Sign
Black Rock
Coordinates32°49′37″S 138°41′23″E
Population36 (SAL 2016)
Elevation435 m (1,427 ft)(railway station)
Location
  • 256 km (159 mi) N of Adelaide
  • 108 km (67 mi) NE of Port Pirie
  • 107 km (66 mi) SW of Port Augusta
LGA(s)District Council of Orroroo Carrieton
State electorate(s)Stuart
Federal division(s)Grey
Localities around Black Rock:
Orroroo Orroroo Minvalara
Pekina Black Rock Minvalara
Tarcowie Yatina Minvalara
FootnotesAdjoining localities

It is also the site (and name of) a former railway siding on the now removed Peterborough–Quorn railway line.

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