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Delegate River Tunnel - VIC

Entrance portal

Tunnel exit portal

Track to tunnel

Well signposted

Explanatory sign

Diversion Tunnel

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -37.162201 148.782196

DMS: 37º 09' 43.92" S 148º 46' 55.91" E

UTM: 55 H 5885647mN 658242mE

Altitude: 800m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

211.68kms South of Canberra
345.36kms East of Melbourne
647.16kms North of Hobart

Address & Contact

855 Old Bonang-Bendoc Road
Bendoc VIC 3888

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

A historically significant and well preserved example of an alluvial mining technique used during the Victorian goldrush era. Water is diverted through the tunnel leaving a dry section of riverbed with gold in the gravels.

PlaceID	102906

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Combienbar at 03/07:00am EST

Distance from Delegate River Tunnel 29.17km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
15.1°C	14.5°C	74%	10.5°C	1018.4hPa	0.0mm	SSE	4km/hr 2knots	7km/hr 4knots

Closest Climatic Station

Combienbar Aws

Distance from Delegate River Tunnel 29.17km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	25.5	24.5	21.4	17.6	14.1	11.8	11.1	12.8	15.7	18.1	21.1	22.8
Mean Min. °C	13.5	13.4	11.8	9.5	7.6	5.8	4.8	5.2	6.4	7.8	9.9	11.1
Mean Rain mm	71.3	92.4	81.1	76.4	66.7	101.8	77.3	62.9	66.4	95.7	112.5	69.0