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Bolla Bollana Spring - SA

Bolla Bollana Spring

To Bolla Bollana

Spring,Soak,Hole

Position

DEG: -30.28746 139.281479

DMS: 30º 17' 14.86" S 139º 16' 53.32" E

UTM: 54 J 6648111mN 334720mE

Altitude: 435.75m

Address & Contact

Umberatana Road
Arkaroola Village SA 5710

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: http://www.southaustralianhistory.com/lonegraves.htm

Information

The Bolla Bollana waterhole and springs are located to the west of The Arkaroola Lodge. It is a permanent creek bed spring.

There is no camping at the waterhole, but the shade from large river gums make it an attractive stop for a picnic and walk around the area.

The local aboriginal story about the meaning of Bolla Bollana involves a serpent that had drunk the waters of Lake Frome and retired himself into and around the area of Arkaroola. Occasionally, he encountered warriors and other mythical creatures who tried to hold him back. The Bolla Bollana Spring is where they "got up and ran".

The Waterhole track runs out towards the western side of the 61,000 hectare Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary where you will also see the remains of ancient volcanoes and the ruins of the Bolla Bollana Copper Smelter, a reminder of the rich mineral deposits mined early last century. The above link is a source of further history.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Arkaroola at 01/03:00pm CST

Distance from Bolla Bollana Spring 5.82km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
20.0°C	18.6°C	48%	8.7°C	hPa	0.0mm	SSE	6km/hr 3knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Arkaroola

Distance from Bolla Bollana Spring 5.82km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	34.3	33.2	29.8	25.2	20.2	16.8	16.5	19.0	23.3	26.5	30.0	32.6
Mean Min. °C	20.1	19.3	15.8	11.1	7.1	4.4	3.3	4.6	8.1	11.6	15.5	17.7
Mean Rain mm	33.3	39.1	31.1	14.3	17.2	15.0	15.2	14.2	15.3	19.4	17.8	24.8