The Blowhole is said to be an important site to the Ulupna and Bangarang Aboriginal people and when the Murray River is low, the Blowhole flows and bubbles. It is said that it seems to come alive.
The Blowhole is situated on a Granite outcrop, approximately 11 kilometres north of the town.
It’s generally accepted that Tocumwal (originally Tucumival) was named after an Aboriginal word meaning “deep hole” or “pit”, and that it was the abode of a native spirit which was accustomed to flit from the river underground by a subterranean passage and bob up at the Blow Hole in the granite formation at the Rocks.
The “Blow Hole” in Tocumwal is the small outcrop of rocks which is near “The Rocks” area, north-east of Tocumwal and has been closely associated with the folklore of the area.
