Purni Bore - SA

  Well,Borehead

Position

DEG: -26.285027 136.098206
DMS: 26º 17' 6.1" S 136º 05' 53.54" E
UTM: 53 J 7092285mN 609643mE
Altitude: 89.78m

Description

Address & Contact

Witura National Park
South Australia
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Information

Purni Bore was sunk by teams during the oil exploration years of the Simpson Desert. As the years went by, flow from the bore allowed a substantial amount of hot water to reach the surface and various colourful minerals to precipitate out of solution. These formed deposits still visible today.

The borehead here allows some water to be released from the artesian basin to sustain the wildlife that has come to rely on this area being an "unnatural watercourse" for many years whilst the borehead was allowed to overflow, creating a large lake. Friends of the Simpson Desert have created a bird hide from which to observe wildlife here and it's a popular camp site with good facilities.

This is also an establish campsite for travellers with a constructed shower using the hot bore water.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Oodnadatta at 29/04:30am CDT
Distance from Purni Bore 155.26km SW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
23.6°C17.3°C23%1.3°C1016.4hPa0.0mmESE24km/hr
13knots
30km/hr
16knots

Closest Climatic Station

Oodnadatta Airport
Distance from Purni Bore 155.26km SW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C37.936.633.728.523.219.919.622.126.630.333.736.3
Mean Min. °C23.022.319.214.49.76.55.87.411.415.118.621.2
Mean Rain mm22.932.214.310.912.711.710.08.19.913.913.017.1

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