Stranger Pond is a water quality control pond in northwest Bonython

Bonython, Australian Capital Territory

Bonython is a suburb of Tuggeranong, a township in southern Canberra, capital city of Australia.-History:The suburb is named after Sir John Langdon Bonython, the owner of The Advertiser who promoted Federation, and was a member of the first Australian parliament. Original concept plans for...

, a suburb of Tuggeranong

Tuggeranong

Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the...

, the southern district of Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

. Stranger Pond was formed by a man-made dam across a natural drainage channel.

Geography

Stranger Pond is surrounded by the suburb of Bonython

Bonython, Australian Capital Territory

Bonython is a suburb of Tuggeranong, a township in southern Canberra, capital city of Australia.-History:The suburb is named after Sir John Langdon Bonython, the owner of The Advertiser who promoted Federation, and was a member of the first Australian parliament. Original concept plans for...

. To the west of Stranger Pond is the Pine Island Reserve, and the Murrumbidgee River

Murrumbidgee River

The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory . A major tributary of the Murray River, the Murrumbidgee flows in a west-northwesterly direction from the foot of Peppercorn Hill in the Fiery Range of the Snowy Mountains,...

, a major tributary of the Murray River

Murray River

The Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...

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Wildlife

Stranger Pond is now home to much wildlife. Pelican

Pelican

A pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....

s and swan

Swan

Swans, genus Cygnus, are birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae...

s can be found in and around the pond and kangaroo

Kangaroo

A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...

s and even wombat

Wombat

Wombats are Australian marsupials; they are short-legged, muscular quadrupeds, approximately in length with a short, stubby tail. They are adaptable in their habitat tolerances, and are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania, as well as...

s have been spotted, In the pond, Carp and Redfin can be caught; carp have been recorded up to 8 kg and can be caught on corn; redfin can be caught on celtas and small softplastics, as well as flies.