Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park

Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park
WyeSouth Australia
Cave diving scene at Piccaninnie Ponds showing two divers
Cave diving at Piccaninnie Ponds
Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park
Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityDonovans
Coordinates38°03′03″S 140°56′11″E / 38.05083°S 140.93639°E / -38.05083; 140.93639
Established16 October 1969[2]
Area8.64 km2 (3.3 sq mi)[3]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
WebsitePiccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park
Footnotes
Official namePiccaninnie Ponds Karst Wetlands
Designated21 December 2012
Reference no.2136[4]
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park, formerly the Piccaninnie Ponds National Park, is a protected area of 862 hectares (2,130 acres) located in southeastern South Australia near Mount Gambier.

  1. ^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ DeGaris, R.C. (16 October 1969). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: HUNDRED OF CAROLINE: PICCANINNIE PONDS NATIONAL PARK DECLARED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1268. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Protected Areas Information System – reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Piccaninnie Ponds Karst Wetlands". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.