The Jordan River Diversion Tunnel - a relic of the
Victorian gold rush - is on the
Jordan River
The Jordan River or River Jordan ( ar, نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn'', he, נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, ''Nəhar hayYardēn''; syc, ܢܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ''Nahrāʾ Yurdnan''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Shariea ...
near the locality of Jericho, about 7 km south of
Woods Point
Woods Point is a small town in Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Australia and is located on the banks of the Goulburn River. At the , Woods Point and the surrounding area had a population of 37, down from 94 in 2006.
History
The town began as a g ...
in
Gippsland,
Victoria,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. The tunnel is about 30 m long x 4 m high x 3 m wide, cut through rock. The river still runs through it.
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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 (1861-5) or to an attempt in 1872 to hasten floodwaters away from the township.
The site is listed in the Victorian Heritage Inventory.][
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References
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Victoria (state) gold rush river diversions
Tunnels in Victoria (state)
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