Mount Gambier · about 8 km from Port MacDonnell
Ewens Ponds
- Max depth13 m
- CertificationOpen water / no overhead
- Water temperature≈ 10–16 °Cestimated, no reports yet
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The dive
You glide through crystal-clear spring water over water plants, at ~15 °C (an older Parks SA figure gives 10–15 °C). It is not a cave dive, but it is a classic of the area.
Profile and sections
You glide through crystal-clear spring water over water plants, at ~15 °C (an older Parks SA figure gives 10–15 °C). It is not a cave dive, but it is a classic of the area.
- Depth and profile
- Three spring ponds of ~9, ~9 and ~13 m, linked by shallow channels. You drift with the current from pond 1 to pond 3 and climb out there by a ladder.
- Configuration
- Open water without overhead: every configuration; a full wetsuit is required.
Who can dive where
- At least Open water / no overhead
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 13 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
In Ewens Ponds Conservation Park near Eight Mile Creek, ~8 km east of Port MacDonnell and ~36 km from Mount Gambier. Not a CDAA site: an open-water certification is enough. According to Parks SA's current booking page, diving is only on a guided, accredited tour; permit online beforehand, 1-hour slots. Closed every year from 1 September to 30 November, and in 2025 also for a while because of low water.
Around Ewens Ponds
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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