Lake Mulwala, a manmade
reservoir
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created through the construction of the
Yarrawonga Weir across the
Murray River
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, is located between and in
Hume
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* David Hume (1711–1776), Scottish philosopher
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region of
Victoria
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and in the
Riverina
The Riverina
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region of
New South Wales
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, in eastern
Australia
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. The
weir
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was constructed in 1939 to provide water for
irrigation
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of the surrounding district. The weir also serves as a
crossing of the Murray between the two towns; in addition to the crossing located via the
Mulwala Bridge
The Mulwala Bridge is a road bridge over Lake Mulwala, formed by a weir on the Murray River, on the state border between New South Wales and Victoria in Australia. The bridge links the border towns of Yarrawonga in Victoria and Mulwala in New S ...
.
Location and features
The road bridge across the lake was built before the lake was filled, commenced in 1917 and completed in 1924. It replaced an earlier wooden bridge built in 1889–1891. The bridge was started from both ends, each by the respective state government. Unfortunately, they didn't coordinate their efforts, and the bridge has a dip and a bend in the middle to make the two ends meet.
The Yarrawonga weir is the farthest downstream obstruction across the Murray that does not have a navigation lock through it. When full, the lake is
above sea level. The weir is upriver from the
river mouth.
Lake Mulwala is a renowned fishery for the native
Murray Cod and is one of the few places where this Australian native freshwater fish is still reasonably common.
See also
*
List of lakes of New South Wales
*
List of lakes of Victoria
References
External links
Yarrawonga - Mulwala tourism
Lakes of New South Wales
Lakes of Victoria (Australia)
Murray River
River regulation in Australia
Rivers of Hume (region)
Riverina
Mulwala, New South Wales
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