Blanchetown is a small town located just off the Sturt Highway where it crosses the Murray River and along with Morgan to the north, forms the western edge of the Riverland region in South Australia. The town also marks the first of the series of Locks along the Murray River which control the waterflow. The town itself has very little on offer except for a hotel, store, service centres on the Sturt Hwy and a neat riverside park adjacent to Lock 1.

Population: 150
State: South Australia
Postcode: 5357
Local Government: District Council of Loxton-Waikerie
Location: 133km north-east of Adelaide
Main Roads: Sturt Highway
Main Watercourses: Murray River
Radio Stations (Music): Magic FM (93.1), Triple J (101.9)

Photos from Blanchetown (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):
 

	The Blanchetown hotel with the Murray River floodplains in the background (2004).
	Murray Riverside Park with the Sturt Hwy bridge in the distance, Blanchetown (2004).
	Looking north-east across Lock 1 and the Murray River, Blanchetown (2004).
	Heading north along Main Street where it intersects with the Sturt Hwy, Blanchetown (2004).