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Lake Torrens stretches approximately 250 kilometres (155 mi) in length [1] and 30 kilometres (19 mi) in average width. It is Australia's second largest lake when filled with water [1] and encompasses an area of 5,745 square kilometres (2,218 sq mi). [2] [6] Usually the Lake Torrens catchment is an endorheic basin, having no outflow of water to ...
Lake Torrens National Park is a protected area located in South Australia about 345 kilometres (214 miles) north of the Adelaide city centre. Material published by the national park's manager reports that: The stark wilderness and the salt lake that stretches 250km in length make up the Lake Torrens National Park.
1881: Torrens Lake created following the construction of weir. 1881: Coopers Brewery is established. 1881: Drought ruins thousands of farmers on marginal land in the Mid North and Goyder's Line is recognised as the limit to agricultural settlement. 1882: First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced.
Torrens Lake (with row boats) around 1889. The 470 ML (17 million cu ft) [54] Torrens Lake was created in 1881 with the construction of a weir, landscaping of Elder Park and modification of the river's bank and surrounds into an English formal park. The lake forms a centrepiece of many Adelaide events and postcard scenes.
Lake Torrens, a salt lake north of Adelaide; River Torrens, which runs through the heart of Adelaide; City of West Torrens, a local government area in Adelaide; Torrens Building, a heritage-listed government office building in the Adelaide city centre; Torrens Island, places associated with Torrens Island northwest of the Adelaide city centre
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The Pirie–Torrens corridor is an approximately 59 km (37 mi) long intermittent watercourse that serves as the only natural outlet of Lake Torrens, a large normally endorheic salt lake in central South Australia.
Torrens Island Conservation Park (formerly Torrens Island National Park Reserve and Torrens Island Wild-life Reserve) is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on Torrens Island in the Adelaide metropolitan area about 17 kilometres (11 miles) north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 3.9 kilometres (2.4 miles) north-northeast of Port Adelaide.