Jordan River Diversion Tunnel
The Jordan River Diversion Tunnel, a relic of the Victorian gold rush, is on the Jordan River near the locality of Jericho, about 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Woods Point in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The tunnel is about 30 m long x 4 m high x 3 m wide (98.4 ft × 13.1 ft × 9.8 ft), cut through rock. The river still runs through it.[1][2]
No record has been found of the tunnel's construction and use. It has been alternatively attributed to either river-bed sluicers during the earliest mining period at Jericho (1861–1865) or to an attempt in 1872 to hasten floodwaters away from the township.
The site is listed in the Victorian Heritage Inventory.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jordan River Diversion Tunnel, Victorian Heritage Inventory Number H8122-0041". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Historic Gold Mining Sites in Gippsland Mining Division, Gazetteer: State & Regional Significant Sites" (PDF), Victorian Goldfields Project, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, February 1998, archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2011
37°38′13″S 146°16′14″E / 37.63694°S 146.27056°E
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