Tank Cave Dive Site - SE South Australia
Posted by: bucketeer
S 37° 44.065 E 140° 32.173
54H E 459134 N 5823550
Tank Cave is limestone cave containing over 4 kilometres of passageways and is regarded as one of the best cave diving sites in Australia
Waymark Code: WM90RR
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 06/10/2010
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The entrance was to this cave was originally covered by a water tank and was first dived in 1984 after the tank was moved. At that time only 70 metres of the cave was discovered, due a restriction from a rock fall.
Since that time more and more passages continue to be discovered with more than a 1000 metres of passages being discovered in a single weekend.
The cave extendes across the highway adjacent to Fossil Cave (
visit link)
Access is controlled by the Cave Divers Association of Australia (CDAA) and a strict training and proceduress apply for safety and to preserve the cave.
Most of the cave is less than 15 metres deep and the water remains at a constant 15°C year round.
A series of coloured permenant lines with arrows and distance markers help divers navigate the maze of passages.
The enterance to the cave is located in a farm paddock with access via a permenant ladder over the fence at S37° 43.993 E140° 32.239.
Please be mindful of the stock and respect access the field, to the cave entrance which is leased by the CDAA, which is while visiting.
Further information about the cave can be found on the divetheblue.net website (
visit link)