ately ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁camp ing ▁ground . ▁The ▁name ▁officially ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁m ound ▁spring ▁located ▁nearby . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁O odn ad atta ▁Track ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁W ab ma ▁K ad ar bu ▁M ound ▁Spr ings ▁Conserv ation ▁Park , ▁within ▁the ▁ ▁local ity ▁of ▁Stu arts ▁Creek ▁about ▁▁ ▁from ▁Co ober ▁P edy . ▁ ▁N omen cl ature ▁and ▁official ▁status ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁by ▁Peter ▁War bur ton , ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Police , ▁ ▁after ▁Corpor al ▁Thomas ▁Cow ard . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁name ▁" C ow ard ▁Spr ings " ▁officially ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁m ound ▁spring ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁a ▁local ity ▁or ▁a ▁historical ▁feature ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁town . ▁ ▁History ▁A ▁government ▁bore ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁ 4 0 0 ▁feet ▁deep ▁and ▁the ▁art esian ▁water ▁rose ▁ 1 5 ▁feet ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁from ▁the ▁bore . ▁ ▁The ▁sal ty ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁Ar tes ian ▁Bas in ▁had ▁quickly ▁cor rod ed ▁the ▁bore ▁head ▁and ▁bore ▁cas ing ▁and ▁so ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁millions ▁of ▁gall ons ▁of ▁water ▁flow ed ▁without ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁dry ▁g ib ber ▁pla ins , ▁creating ▁a ▁wet land . ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁pool ▁formed ▁where