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Hughes Waterhole - SA

River Crossing

Position

DEG: -26.317146 135.198578

DMS: 26º 19' 1.73" S 135º 11' 54.88" E

UTM: 53 J 7089178mN 519820mE

Altitude: 172.76m

Place Type

Infrastructure - River Crossing

Location

102.34kms SouthEast of Finke (Aputula) - Driving 617 km (17 hours 29 mins)
138.81kms North of Oodnadatta - Driving 258 km (8 hours 22 mins)
190.81kms NorthEast of Marla - Driving 293 km (9 hours 14 mins)
418.14kms West of Birdsville - Driving 1184 km (1 day 3 hours)

Address & Contact

Witura National Park
South Australia

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Information

This creek crossing has a steep, rough exit that would be slippery when wet. The waterhole is a good place for birdwatching with pelicans and finches reguarly seen. Could be good for yabbies!

PlaceID	71917

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

Dalhousie to Finke via Bloods Ck

Nearby Places (9)

Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Oodnadatta at 28/05:30am CST

Distance from Hughes Waterhole 139.74km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
4.8°C	0.0°C	73%	0.4°C	1023.2hPa	0.0mm	NNW	15km/hr 8knots	17km/hr 9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Oodnadatta Airport

Distance from Hughes Waterhole 139.74km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	37.9	36.6	33.7	28.5	23.2	19.9	19.6	22.1	26.6	30.3	33.7	36.3
Mean Min. °C	23.0	22.3	19.2	14.4	9.7	6.5	5.8	7.4	11.4	15.1	18.6	21.2
Mean Rain mm	22.9	32.2	14.3	10.9	12.7	11.7	10.0	8.1	9.9	13.9	13.0	17.1