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Black Springs

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Air quality index

18Good
Coordinates-33.90°, 138.89°

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City facts

Overview

Black Springs is a locality and former township in South Australia's Mid North region. It lies on the east side of the Barrier Highway between Gawler to the south and Burra to the north. The source of the Wakefield River is a few hundred metres south of the old township.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-33.8982
Longitude
138.8892
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
18
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
4
Ozone (µg/m³)
48
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
10,438
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    456
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    400
  • Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard
    Tiliqua adelaidensis (Peters, 1863) · Squamata
    335
  • Striated Pardalote
    Pardalotus striatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    313
  • Little Raven
    Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
    294
  • Crimson Rosella
    Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    280
  • Weebill
    Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838) · Aves
    217
  • White-plumed Honeyeater
    Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
    214

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
15
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2020-05-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Climbing Sundew
Climbing Sundew
Drosera planchonii
Seen 2026-07-10
Green-head Ant
Green-head Ant
Rhytidoponera metallica
Seen 2026-07-10
Spectacled Hooded Snake
Spectacled Hooded Snake
Suta spectabilis
Seen 2026-07-10
Masked Lapwing
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Seen 2026-07-03
Australian Shelduck
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides
Seen 2026-07-03
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Lasiorhinus latifrons
Seen 2026-06-25
Southern Russian Thistle
Southern Russian Thistle
Salsola australis
Seen 2026-06-15
Flinders Range Wattle
Flinders Range Wattle
Acacia iteaphylla
Seen 2026-06-14
musk stork's-bill
musk stork's-bill
Erodium moschatum
Seen 2026-06-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Black Springs, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS026-E-16090 - View of Earth — Black Springs, Australia5.1 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist