Lake Torrens Station Lake Torrens Station Lake Torrens Station is a rural locality in central South Australia. Lake Torrens Station is located between the Lake Torrens foreshore and The Ghan railway line. The area is part of an arid plain between the Flinders Ranges and Lake Torrens, and the post code is 5713. The traditional owners of the area are the Adnyamathanha people. In April 2016 a nuclear waste facility was proposed for the adjoining locality of Barndioota. The facility, to hold materials classified as "highly radioactive" above ground for 92 years, has been opposed by local environmental groups and Aboriginal people. A
River Torrens carcases in the Torrens within of town. The quality of the river's water was not helped by water supply methods. Carters used to drive water carts into the Torrens to refill. To prevent this the State Government built a facility with steam powered pumps and water storage in 1852, from which the carters then filled. The "Waterworks Act" of 1856 was passed to enable damming of the upstream Torrens for water supply purposes. The resulting "Water Commission" arranged the following year for foundations to be laid for a water supply weir from Adelaide near Campbelltown. Unsuitable geology and shoddy work