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Tietkens No. 1 Well - SA

Drought conditions April 2013

The well, April 2013

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Tietkens No 1 Well

Tietkens No 1 Well 1879

Tietkens No 1 Well

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Historic Site

Position

DEG: -29.97864 131.660507

DMS: 29º 58' 43.1" S 131º 39' 37.83" E

UTM: 52 J 6680602mN 756701mE

Altitude: 175.03m

Address & Contact

Emu Rd
Maralinga SA 5710

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Information

The first of 2 historic wells constructed in 1879 by William Tietkens and rediscovered by Len Beadell. He made sure that they would not be damaged during the construction of the Maralinga Nuclear Test sites.

PlaceID	102510

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Nullarbor at 25/02:30am CDT

Distance from Tietkens No. 1 Well 178.92km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
17.5°C	16.7°C	86%	15.1°C	1009.1hPa	0.0mm	ESE	13km/hr 7knots	17km/hr 9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Nullarbor

Distance from Tietkens No. 1 Well 178.92km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	27.9	27.8	26.5	24.8	21.4	18.8	18.2	19.6	22.4	24.3	26.0	26.7
Mean Min. °C	15.7	16.1	14.1	11.6	8.9	6.3	5.1	5.8	7.9	10.2	12.4	14.2
Mean Rain mm	11.1	13.2	21.8	22.4	29.7	30.2	27.3	24.5	17.8	18.2	16.8	15.3