Tunnel Bend diversion tunnel, Howqua River

The Tunnel Bend diversion tunnel is located at Tunnel Bend, near Sheepyard Flat, on the Howqua River, approximately 30 km south-east of Mansfield, Victoria, Australia.

The tunnel is approximately 100 metres long. It was built in 1884, during the Victorian gold rush, as part of the 4 km headrace from the Howqua River to a 63-foot waterwheel at the Howqua United gold treatment works at Sheepyard Flat.[1][2]

The site is part of the Howqua Hills Historic Area[2] and is registered in the Victorian Heritage Register.[3]

Howqua River at Tunnel Bend. Photo by Takver.

References

  1. ↑ "Historic Gold Mining Sites in the North East Region of Victoria, Gazetteer: State & Regional Significant Sites", Victorian Goldfields Project, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, July 1999, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-08
  2. 1 2 "Howqua Hills Historic Area Visitors Guide" (PDF), Park Notes, Parks Victoria, May 2008, retrieved 2017-12-14
  3. ↑ "Howqua United Gold Treatment Works Victorian Heritage Number (VHR) Number H1279", Victorian Heritage Database, Heritage Victoria, retrieved 2010-09-13

Coordinates: 37°11′8″S 146°22′26″E / 37.18556°S 146.37389°E / -37.18556; 146.37389


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