The Delegate River Diversion Tunnel is a

Victorian gold rush The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. It led to a period of extreme prosperity for the Australian colony, and an influx of population growth and financial capita ...

diversion tunnel on the

Delegate River The Delegate River is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the Alpine regions of the states of Victoria and New South Wales, Australia. Course and features The Delegate River rises below Cob Hill within Errinundra Nationa ...

in east

Gippsland Gippsland is a rural region that makes up the southeastern part of Victoria, Australia, mostly comprising the coastal plains to the rainward (southern) side of the Victorian Alps (the southernmost section of the Great Dividing Range). It covers ...

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- approximately 70 km north-east of

Orbost Orbost is a historic early settlers town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, Victoria, east of Melbourne and south of Canberra where the Princes Highway crosses the Snowy River. It is about from the surf and fishing seaside t ...

. The river eventually runs through the township of

Delegate, New South Wales Delegate is a small town in New South Wales, Australia in Snowy Monaro Regional Council, south of the state capital, Sydney. The township is situated on the Delegate River, just a few kilometres north of the state border between New South Wales ...

. The tunnel is approximately 60 m long and diverts the river away from its original course. The tunnel was dug in 1889 by the Delegate River Gold Sluicing Co, which was formed to sluice the terrace wash above the alluvial flats just below the point where the Bendoc to Bonang road crosses the Delegate River. The site is listed in the

Victorian Heritage Register The Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) lists places deemed to be of cultural heritage significance to the State of Victoria, Australia. It has statutory weight under the Heritage Act 2017. The Minister for Planning is the responsible Minister. H ...

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Victoria (state) gold rush river diversions Tunnels in Victoria (state) Victorian Heritage Register Shire of East Gippsland {{Gippsland-geo-stub