William Creek, South Australia

William Creek is a small settlement in South Australia. It is located 204 kilometers north of Marree and 168 kilometers east of Coober Pedy on the Oodnadatta Track, which runs parallel to the Stuart Highway.

William Creek in 1859 by the explorer John McDouall Stuart after the second son of the pioneer and partner John Chambers, William, named.

Although the town had only five inhabitants, as were counted in 2002, it is still of major importance for the region, because William Creek has the only gas station between Marree, Coober Pedy and Oodnadatta. In addition, William Creek, a hotel, a landing strip for small planes, for example, the Royal Flying Doctor land on, a pub and a campsite. The pub is known for its original interior design - many travelers left there their ID cards, student ID cards, driver licenses, business cards, underwear or other garments that were hung throughout the pub. William Creek is in the field of the world's largest cattle station, Anna Creek Station. Only a few kilometers west begins the former nuclear test site Woomera Prohibited Area. Have recently been able by William Creek from flights to the Anna Creek Painted Hills undertaken. William Creek also has the first public solar-powered phone in Australia

The city was once on the old railway line The Ghan, although she was never greater than at present.

The first solar-powered public telephone in Australia