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Burnabbie Cave (Roe Plain)

  • CertificationFull cave
  • Water temperature≈ 17–24 °Cestimated, no reports yet
  • SpecialSidemount
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The dive

Burnabbie is one of the most recently found caves of the Roe Plain.

High CO₂ and possibly H₂S at the entrance, especially in warm months.
Source: CDAA – Burnabbie ↗
Profile and sections

Burnabbie is one of the most recently found caves of the Roe Plain.

Source: CDAA – Burnabbie ↗Source: CDG – Nullarbor and Roe Plain (Hosie 2006) ↗
Depth and profile
Found in 2003; ~3,000 m of passage with more than eight restrictions; depth not published.
Configuration
Sidemount only; stages needed.
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 needed

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Source: CDAA – Burnabbie ↗Source: CDG – Nullarbor and Roe Plain (Hosie 2006) ↗

How to get there

In the Madura area, on the Roe Plain; manager Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (apply 4 weeks ahead). A 50 m crawl to the lake. Sidemount only, no training, and the same requirement of 25 sidemount dives after Advanced Cave as at Olwolgin. CDAA rating: Advanced Cave.

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Source: CDAA – Burnabbie ↗Source: CDG – Nullarbor and Roe Plain (Hosie 2006) ↗

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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, visitor permit), cavediving.net.au, CDG reports (caves.org.au), Buzzacott & Skrzypek (2021), Divernet, Shearwater (Pannikin, 2023), DBCA, the Shire of Dundas, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Fiona Stanley and Royal Adelaide hospitals, DAN, SA Parks and the Federal Court (Mirning, 2017). No coordinates are published for any dive cave: no pins, drive times from Cocklebiddy Roadhouse approximate. The certification per cave is an estimate from the CDAA rating; you also need that rating and written permission from the land manager.