Chain of Ponds, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chain of Ponds South Australia
Winery at Chain of Ponds
Chain of Ponds Location in South Australia
Population	22 (2016 census)
Established	25 October 2001 (locality)
Postcode(s)	5231
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	29 km (18 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s)	Adelaide Hills Council
Region	Adelaide Hills
County	Adelaide
State electorate(s)	Newland
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 19.0 °C 66 °F 9.8 °C 50 °F 656.0 mm 25.8 in
Suburbs around Chain of Ponds: Kersbrook Kersbrook Kersbrook Millbrook Chain of Ponds Gumeracha Cudlee Creek Paracombe Cudlee Creek Cudlee Creek
Footnotes	Adjoining localities

Chain of Ponds is a locality and former town near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area.

History

The settlement was established by the South Australia Company. First settled early in the 1840s, the township was laid out after the opening of the North East Road in the 1850s. By this time, the town was reported to include two post office buildings, institute, church, service station, a handful of cottages and the old Morning Star Hotel.

There was also a nearby township called Millbrook, but it was demolished to make way for the Millbrook Reservoir, which was constructed between 1914 and 1918 to control the flow of the upper Torrens River and supply the eastern suburbs of Adelaide from an appropriate elevation. In the 1970s, Chain of Ponds was also demolished to safeguard against water pollution in the reservoir.

Little more than a cemetery exists as a reminder of Chain of Ponds, though it appears on maps as a navigation point.

Geography

Winery at Chain of Ponds.

Chain of Ponds is located between Inglewood and Gumeracha along the Adelaide-Mannum Road, and south of Kersbrook along the Little Para Road.

Water pipeline in Cudlee Creek.

Facilities

The few remaining residents are served by facilities in Inglewood. The Millbrook reservoir has a capacity of 16,500 megalitres.

Transport

The area is not serviced by Adelaide public transport. A coach is operated from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Gumeracha and Mount Pleasant by Affordable Coachlines.