Railway Water Tank - SA

Railway Water Tank

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -34.035278 139.672806

DMS: 34º 02' 7" S 139º 40' 22.1" E

UTM: 54 H 6233138mN 377483mE

Altitude: 24.27m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

139.85kms NorthEast of Adelaide - Driving 162 km (2 hours 3 mins)
635.22kms NorthWest of Melbourne - Driving 791 km (8 hours 16 mins)

Address & Contact

7 Railway Terrace
Morgan SA 5320

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

An underground concrete water tank was erected on this site at the beginning of the railway era by the SAR (South Australian Railways) to supply water for the steam trains. This hill was also known as Billy Goat Hill, as railway workers tethered their goats on this hill.

PlaceID	78595

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

Morgan Historic Walk

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Gluepot at 01/09:00am CST

Distance from Railway Water Tank 51.58km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
11.3°C	10.1°C	72%	6.4°C	hPa	0.0mm	SE	2km/hr 1knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot)

Distance from Railway Water Tank 51.58km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	33.8	32.7	29.0	25.0	20.5	17.2	16.9	19.0	22.6	25.3	29.2	31.1
Mean Min. °C	15.8	15.5	12.1	8.2	6.0	4.2	3.5	4.3	6.8	8.6	12.4	13.7
Mean Rain mm	14.8	24.3	17.0	17.6	18.8	24.5	21.8	18.6	21.6	25.5	31.1	36.7