| Type: | town |
| Punyelroo | |
| State: | sa |
| Postcode: | 5354 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | -34.6044°N 139.6017°W |
| Lga: | Mid Murray Council |
| Stategov: | Schubert |
| Fedgov: | Barker |
| Dist1: | 57 |
| Dir1: | SE |
| Location1: | Nurioopta |
| Timezone: | ACST |
| Utc: | +9:30 |
| Timezone-Dst: | ACDT |
| Utc-Dst: | +10:30 |
Punyelroo is a town located on the Murray River in South Australia, Australia, approximately 5 kilometres downstream from Swan Reach, but on the opposite (western or Adelaide City) side of riverbank. The town is named after a local homestead. It accessible by sealed bitumen road most conveniently off the Sedan Swan Reach Road or by a well made dirt road from Mannum.
Punyelroo is known for the Punyelroo Cave, located on the banks of the Murray River. The cave is approximately 3 kilometres in length, and is the longest of the several caves located in the Murray Plains area. In a 2021 Caves Australia article, Karl Brandt proposed Punyelroo Cave as the historical lair of the Whowie, a fearsome creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology.[1]
Punyelroo is a town with water front properties and shacks. There is also a caravan/camping park with a boat ramp made up predominantly of owner occupied shack owners and on-site managers residence.