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Garfield Waterwheel - VIC

garfield waterwheel

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -37.07222 144.259399

DMS: 37º 04' 19.99" S 144º 15' 33.84" E

UTM: 55 H 5893602mN 256357mE

Altitude: 356.56m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

103.24kms NorthWest of Melbourne - Driving 117 km (1 hour 21 mins)
481.65kms SouthWest of Canberra - Driving 656 km (6 hours 44 mins)
562.96kms SouthEast of Adelaide - Driving 663 km (7 hours 14 mins)

Address & Contact

Leanganook Track
Chewton VIC 3451

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Information

The foundations of 22m waterwheel used for gold battery
The wheel was mounted on large stone foundations and was set into motion by a supply of water from a race. The wheel was 22m in diameter and had 220 bucks, it drove the main shaft for the battery stamper and was in operation from the 1880's till 1904

PlaceID	97825

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Castlemaine at 29/09:00am EST

Distance from Garfield Waterwheel 2.03km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
14.5°C	12.5°C	58%	6.3°C	hPa	0.0mm	S	6km/hr 3knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Castlemaine Prison

Distance from Garfield Waterwheel 2.03km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	28.1	28.3	24.6	20.1	15.7	12.7	11.7	13.3	15.6	19.2	22.6	25.3
Mean Min. °C	12.9	13.5	10.8	7.5	5.2	3.4	2.8	3.5	4.9	6.6	9.2	10.8
Mean Rain mm	40.3	38.6	34.5	40.3	56.2	56.4	61.0	67.1	60.7	59.4	48.8	41.6