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Piccaninnie Pond - SA

Lake,River,Creek

Position

DEG: -38.047557 140.943351

DMS: 38º 02' 51.21" S 140º 56' 36.04" E

UTM: 54 H 5788907mN 495030mE

Altitude: 4m

Address & Contact

Piccaninnie Ponds Rd
Wye SA 5291

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/piccaninnie-ponds-conservation-park

Information

Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park is located 32km south east of Mount Gambier or 482km south east of Adelaide. Access is via Piccaninnie Ponds Road.

Piccaninnie Ponds is a popular site for both snorkelling and cave diving. It contains three main features of interest to cave divers.

The First Pond — an open depression about 10m deep with a silt floor and much aquatic life.
The Chasm — a sinkhole over 100m deep
The Cathedral — an enclosed area with limestone formations and a depth of about 35m.
Underwater visibility is excellent and may exceed 40m.

Snorkelling and cave diving at Piccaninnie Ponds is by permit only and must be booked online before arrival.

See permit conditions and application details on weblink provided.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Dartmoor at 02/01:00am EST

Distance from Piccaninnie Pond 31.14km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
5.3°C	4.1°C	96%	4.7°C	1032.0hPa	0.0mm	CALM	0km/hr 0knots	0km/hr 0knots

Closest Climatic Station

Mount Gambier Aero

Distance from Piccaninnie Pond 36.52km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	25.2	25.2	23.1	19.5	16.1	13.8	13.2	14.1	15.8	17.9	20.4	22.9
Mean Min. °C	11.1	11.7	10.5	8.7	7.3	5.7	5.2	5.5	6.3	7.1	8.4	9.9
Mean Rain mm	27.0	26.0	35.3	54.7	70.1	83.5	99.0	95.4	72.6	61.1	46.8	38.7