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Werribee Irrigation System,
Channel Reserve,
WerribeeThe irrigation system comprises a diversion weir, channel, water tower and office building. -
River red gum along the Werribee River
This photo was taken just below the Werribee Weir. The River Red Gums provide habitat for birds and possums. Some live up to 400 years old. Major holes in these trees take up to 160 years to form a significant habitat for native animals. -
Werribee River weir
The Werribee River with with water flowing across the weir wall. Underneath this weir wall is the first weir wall built by the Chaffey brothers. -
Werribee River weir
The Werribee River Weir is used to provide water to irrigate the market gardens at Werribee South.
The history of this weir starts with the Chaffey brothers in the late 1880s. The Chaffey brothers built the first pump that provided water to Werribee South. The remains of the old pump stand are still visible today above the weir. -
Cobbledicks Ford - recreational fishing
Cobbledicks Ford is a very popular recreational fishing point. This photo shows a higher than normal water level after water has been released from Melton Reservoir to fill the Werrribee Weir.
Water remains at this level for about two hours after the release of water from the reservoir. The depth of the water is usually about two feet.
The damage to the original bluestone crossing built in 1852 can be seen with complete stones showing to the left, and bitumen to the right. -
Old river bed, Exford
This photograph was taken on the approach to the Melton Reservoir. The white stripe across roadside is the remnant of an ancient river bed that once flowed into the Werribee River. It is made up of small pebbles.
This same river bed can be viewed upstream from the Maltby Bypass Bridge. Striations that are found on these rocks are consistent with rocks found within the Werribee Gorge viewed under an electron microscope. -
Melton Weir - looking to Werribee
The white building on the weir wall is the manual control point for flood gates. From this point you are looking downstream towards Werribee. -
Melton Reservoir - water exit from weir
In the middle of this photo you can make out the severe damage caused to the Melton Reservoir by major flooding in 1983. -
Below Exford Weir
Exford Weir is now commonly referred to as Melton Reservoir.
This photo shows kids fishing below the weir - a very popular past time. -
Bacchus Marsh diversion weir
The diversion weir was used for early irrigation purposes within the Werribee Gorge. The boulders to the left of this photograph clearly show the different mud tillits that make up the formation of these rocks. These boulders would weigh in around 200 to 300 tonnes.