Location of Federal Waterhole
From
Finke (Aputula), 101.6kms SE (825kms, 17hrs 51mins driving)
From
Oodnadatta, 140.24kms N (244kms, 5hrs 21mins driving)
From
Marla, 191.29kms NE (500kms, 9hrs 59mins driving)
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Description of Federal Waterhole
While there is nothing left standing of Federal, a lovely homestead standing in a small pastoral lease used to be in this spot. The carefully tended gardens are in total ruin but the partially buried, upside down old
beer bottles almost define the outline of what was once a lovely homestead with extenstive garden beds.
R. B. Plowman, who wrote The Man from
Oodnadatta, described Federal as "...a small cottage homestead literally embowered in creepers, trees and shrubs. A wealth of flowers, grape and cucumber vines, useful and ornamental creepers, extensive lawns, vegetables in profusion, and fruit- trees of many kinds, throve and made a wonderful scene."
The nearby waterhole today attracts birdlife.
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Weather & Climate for Federal Waterhole
Closest Weather Station
Oodnadatta at 13:30 25 Nov CDT
Distance from Federal Waterhole 140.8km S
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 20.7°C |
19.5°C |
60% |
12.7°C |
1012.3hPa |
0.2mm |
ESE |
11km/h
6knots |
15km/h
8knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Oodnadatta Airport
Distance from Federal Waterhole 140.8km S
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
37.7 | 36.6 | 33.7 | 28.5 |
23.2 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 22.0 |
26.5 | 30.2 | 33.8 | 36.4 |
| Mean Min. °C |
22.8 | 22.3 | 19.2 | 14.4 |
9.8 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7.4 |
11.4 | 15.0 | 18.5 | 21.2 |
| Mean Rain mm |
24.6 | 32.2 | 12.3 | 11.2 |
12.8 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 7.8 |
9.3 | 14.1 | 11.3 | 16.5 |
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