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Garfield Waterwheel - VIC

garfield waterwheel

Ruins

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

Heritage - Ruins

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. There are information boards that tell the history of this water wheel and the personal lives that were effected from injuries sustained when the wheel was operational. In and around the ruins, there is located old rusted out pipes that were built specifically for the water wheel, located also are the bulk heads and foundations of the old steam boilers that were remarkable in their bush construction.

PlaceID	97825

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Redesdale at 02/07:00pm EST

Distance from Garfield Waterwheel 23.87km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
9.3°C	6.1°C	75%	5.1°C	hPa	0.0mm	S	11km/hr 6knots	15km/hr 8knots

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