| Type: | town |
| Bower | |
| State: | sa |
| Coordinates: | -34.1211°N 139.355°W |
| Postcode: | 5374 |
| Dist1: | 130 |
| Dir1: | NW |
| Location1: | Adelaide |
| Dist2: | 75 |
| Dir2: | E |
| Location2: | Waikerie |
| Dist3: | 27 |
| Dir3: | W |
| Location3: | Eudunda |
| Lga: | Regional Council of Goyder |
| Lga2: | Mid Murray Council |
| Stategov: | Stuart |
| Fedgov: | Barker, Grey |
| Near-N: | Bundey |
| Near-Ne: | Maude, Beatty |
| Near-E: | Mount Mary |
| Near-S: | Brownlow |
| Near-Sw: | Sutherlands |
| Near-W: | Australia Plains |
| Near-Nw: | Geranium Plains, Rocky Plain |
Bower is a town in South Australia, approximately halfway between Eudunda and Morgan[1] on the Thiele Highway.
The area was originally the territory of the Ngadjuri people.[2] The name Bower honours David Bower, a South Australian Member of Parliament (1865 – 1887) who donated land in the state for institutional purposes.[3] By 1916, Bower had become a dispatch centre for mallee timber and roots. These were loaded at the railway station on the Morgan railway line and sent to Adelaide.[4] Bower Public School operated in the town between 1917 and 1960, replacing an earlier Lutheran school forcibly closed during World War I.[3] [5] [6]
The historic Lime Kiln Ruins on Bower Boundary Road are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[7]