Engelbrecht Cave, Mount Gambier (CDAA Cave East / Advanced Cave West, permit)
Engelbrecht Cave is a flooded cave under the urban area of Mount Gambier, diveable by permit only: CDAA lists the East passage as Cave grade and the West passage and the East Extension as Advanced Cave. The City of Mount Gambier runs the site and guided dry tours for visitors (since July 2024). The underwater cave is a sump system with two major passages. Published depth is not clear; the Wikipedia infobox lists 12 m, but that figure is ambiguous.
Facts
- Region: Australia – Mount Gambier Sinkholes & Caves
- Area: Lower South East sinkholes & caves
- Level: advanced
- Current: moderate
- Type: cave, freshwater, sinkhole
- Coordinates: -37.8206, 140.7724
- Highlights: flooded cave under the town of Mount Gambier, two major underwater passages, dry sections used for guided tours
- Permit: Access by permit (per Wikipedia); CDAA membership and Cave (East) / Advanced Cave (West, East Extension) rating.
- Issuer / contact: Cave Divers Association of Australia (CDAA)
- Website: https://www.cavedivers.com.au
- Tips: Needs a CDAA cave rating (Cave for East, Advanced Cave for West/East Extension) plus the access permit. Ownership is split between City of Mount Gambier and City of Grant per CDAA. Permit process not published on the pages checked; contact CDAA first.