Robinvale - Euston Weir and Lock 15
A short drive out of Robinvale sees the location of the Euston Weir and Lock 15 off Pethard Road.
This is a fascinating insight into an aspect of the Murray River. BBQ facilities, shelter, lawned area and an amenities block ensure that you can take your time to admire the view from the height of the hill and learn about this important construction from the staff that may be on site. (a lock is for boats to be able to navigate up and down stream, and a weir is a holding area for water.)
Construction of the Weir commenced in 1932 and was completed in 1936. The weir pool itself stretches back 60kms to Meilman East. In 1987 the original timber barricades were replaced with steel and gates were added, and the operation changed from a manual to hydraulic one. 32,000 mega litres of water flows through this system daily. (a mega litre is one million litres of water.)
Lock 15 is managed by a Tri-State agreement between NSW, Victoria and SA. The management of the river is shared so that no one State has full and total control over the water. Prior to this Tri-State agreement communities downstream were disadvantaged by decisions made upstream.
Location
Weir Road, Robinvale 3549 Map
