 First Creek—which runs down Waterfall Gully and enters the River Torrens near today's Botanic Gardens—was seen as the perfect solution to the water shortage.A weir was built during 1881 and 1882, and was made to hold approximately two megalitres (530,000 US gallons) of water.A pipeline was constructed to the reservoir at Burnside South, and from there the water was used throughout the surrounding area.