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'''Thorndon Park Reserve''' is a public park in the [[Adelaide]] suburb of [[Paradise, South Australia|Paradise]], [[South Australia]]. It was originally the site of the Thorndon Park [[reservoir]], which was completed in 1860.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = THE RESERVOIR AT THORNDON PARK.|url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49904199|newspaper = South Australian Register|date = 1859-04-18|access-date = 2016-02-07|pages = 2}}</ref> The reserve became accessible to the public for recreational use in 1986.{{Citation needed|date = February 2016}} It was redesigned in the 2000s{{Citation needed|date = February 2016}} and as of 2015 improvement works are ongoing.<ref>{{Citation|title = Thorndon Park Master Plan|url = http://www.campbelltown.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=2083|publisher = Campbelltown City Council|access-date = 2016-02-07|language = en|first = Campbelltown City|last = Council}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/public-green-light-for-multimillion-dollar-thorndon-park-plan/news-story/239775b064c76b1512aae36d9c41e6ff?=|title = Public green light for multi-million dollar Thorndon Park plan|last = Abbracciavento|first = Daniela|date = 2014-08-14|access-date = 2016-02-07|newspaper = The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>
The reserve has [[picnic]] areas, [[barbecue]]s, play equipment for children, large grassy areas, wheelchair-friendly walking paths, an [[amphitheatre]], waterways and a terraced series of [[pond]]s and [[wetland]]s which support diverse native [[flora]] and [[fauna]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Campbelltown City Council -|url = http://www.campbelltown.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=1752&c=4411|website = www.campbelltown.sa.gov.au|access-date = 2016-02-07}}</ref> In 2014, the prospect of establishing a [[community orchard]] within the Thorndon Park Reserve was considered.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Forget the swings, this local park has fresh fruit|url = http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/campbelltown-council-is-considering-making-a-community-orchard-in-thorndon-park/news-story/8ecfadc69738b5e6e94aca299bf3f6d7|website = NewsComAu|access-date = 2016-02-07}}</ref> Dogs are not permitted in the park.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Thorndon Park Reserve {{!}} Open Space & Shade|url = http://playandgo.com.au/index.php/thorndon-park-reserve-open-space-shade-review/|website = Play and Go|access-date = 2016-02-07}}</ref>
== Thorndon Park reservoir ==
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The Thorndon Park reservoir was the first reservoir built to supply the township of Adelaide.<ref>{{Cite news|title = ADELAIDE'S OLDEST RESERVOIR IN LOW STATE|url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54233178|newspaper = The Register News-Pictorial|date = 1930-06-26|access-date = 2016-02-07|pages = 12}}</ref> It was under construction between 1857<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|title = NOMENCLATURE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. NAMES AND THEIR ORIGIN. XXIV.—AN ALPHABETICAL REVIEW. Adelaide's First Reservoir.|url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60309850|newspaper = The Register|date = 1908-07-22|access-date = 2016-02-07|pages = 5}}</ref> and 1859<ref name=":0" /> and was completed in 1860. At full capacity, the reservoir held {{convert|142,000,000| impgal|Ml}} of water.<ref>{{Cite news|title = RESERVOIR FULL|url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131925718|newspaper = News|date = 1939-08-23|access-date = 2016-02-07|pages = 7}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
In 1950 the tiny African [[Olindiidae|freshwater jellyfish]] [[Craspedacusta sowerbii]] was found in the reservoir.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Tiny African jellyfish in S.A. reservoir|url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58179788|newspaper = The Mail|date = 1950-03-11|access-date = 2016-02-07|pages = 3}}</ref>
[[File:Thorndon Park Reservoir.jpg|thumb|Panorama of Thorndon Park Reservoir]]
==See also==
*[[List of Adelaide parks and gardens]]
*[[List of reservoirs and dams in Australia]]
== References ==
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{{reservoirs in South Australia}}
[[Category:Parks in Adelaide]]