Dalhousie Springs Witjira SA Australia

Dalhousie Springs Witjira SA Australia 

Now if you are the type that likes to cross massive areas of desert then Dalhousie Springs may just be an area that you find yourself in. Located on the western edge of the Simpson Desert many fearless travellers have found themselves starting their journeys at Dalhousie springs. Dalhousie Springs Witjira SA Australia.

While here you will find the Outback Station Homestead which offers basic camping facilities and a general store where you can purchase supplies for your trek across the Simpson Desert. Did we mention that this same store also has a 24 hour liquor license? That’s right! So no worries, you can get piss drunk if you need a bit of liquid courage before crossing the desert. Just be sure to pack some extra gin when your buzz wears off about half way through the journey.

The springs form part of Aboriginal tradition and life in northern South Australia, being a place associated with many Dreamtime stories and songs. Evidence of large camp sites are found at the Springs, some of which are thousands of square metres in size, and there are many stone artefacts found scattered around the area.^[1]

The springs were given their English name by surveyor Richard Randall Knuckey around 1870, when he was working on the Overland Telegraph Line.^[2]

In 1915, the total flow rate of the Dalhousie Springs complex was over 23,000 litres (5,100 imp gal)/second, but drilling had reduced this to 17,360 litres (3,820 imp gal)/second by 2000.^[3][4]

Witjira-Dalhousie Springs was added to the Australian National Heritage List in August 2009.^[5] In 1980, It was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.^[6]

On 26 November 2021, the government changed the conditions of the park, to forever exclude mining in the Dalhousie Springs National Heritage Area.^[7]

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