Millbrook Reservoir

Millbrook Reservoir lies in the Adelaide Hills in the Australian state of South Australia. It supplies drinking water to Adelaide's eastern suburbs and helps regulate water levels in the upper reaches of the River Torrens. The earthen dam, completed in 1918, was built during World War I and takes its name from the town of Millbrook, which was demolished to make way for it. Visitors can admire the imposing dam wall, which stands 32 meters high and 288 meters long and covers an area of 178 hectares when the reservoir is full. The reservoir is fed by Chain of Ponds Creek, whose surrounding land was also cleared in the 1970s to protect water quality.