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Mount Gambier

Stinging Nettle Cave

  • CertificationFull cave
  • Water temperature≈ 14–16 °Cestimated, no reports yet
  • SpecialSidemount
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The dive

Since 2025, new passage in The Pines ends within 15 m of this cave.

Profile and sections

Since 2025, new passage in The Pines ends within 15 m of this cave.

Source: CDAA – Stinging Nettle ↗Source: Forestry SA – caving ↗
Depth and profile
A restriction ~10 m in; beyond it the cave is 'deceptively large'. Depth not published.
Configuration
The restriction needs low-profile sidemount. CDAA rating: Advanced Cave.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Full cave
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Sidemount / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveExperienced divers only · doesn't decide who may dive
Experienced diversPermission neededEntry or dive fee

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Source: CDAA – Stinging Nettle ↗Source: Forestry SA – caving ↗

How to get there

Forestry SA site near Tantanoola (permit, closed on Total Fire Ban days). Slippery entrance. CDAA rating: Advanced Cave.

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Sources

Source: CDAA – Stinging Nettle ↗Source: Forestry SA – caving ↗

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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (Oct 2026): the Cave Divers Association of Australia (site list, site pages, training and visitor permit), Parks SA, Forestry SA, Wikipedia, the heritage summary of Fossil Cave, cavediving.net.au, CDG reports (caves.org.au), Divernet (2025), the City of Mount Gambier, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, DAN and the dive shops' own websites. Pins only where Wikipedia gives coordinates; the CDAA publishes none. The certification per site is an estimate from the CDAA rating; you always need that CDAA rating as well. Check everything with the CDAA.