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
Lake Torrens lake when filled with water and encompasses an area of . The Lake Torrens catchment is an endorheic basin, having no outflow of water to the ocean. Approximately 35,000 years ago, the lake water was fresh to brackish, but has become increasingly saline since. The traditional owners of the area are the Arabunna peoples to the north, the Kokatha to the west and the Kyuni to the east. The first European to see the lake was Edward Eyre in 1839 who spotted the salt bed from Mount Arden at the head of the Spencer Gulf. Eyre named the lake after