DEEP CREEK INLET

Deep Creek Inlet constitutes an archaeological site containing a number of archaeological and structural features related to the history of water management in the Gunbower region. These features include a culvert, gate and wheel on a constructed platform, a low-timber edged platform of unknown purpose overlooking pondage within the main channel.

The Deep Creek Inlet is an archaeological site of local historical and research technological significance.

Deep Creek Inlet has association with water supply processes in the Gunbower region and irrigation history in the region which is a key historic theme for the local area. While some structural features have been removed, and the inlet is disused, no longer allowing water from the Murray River to flow into the channel, many of the original features of the site remain, such as clay pipes, a culvert, a gate and wheel on a constructed platform, and a low platform overlooking pondage within the main channel. There is potential for the site to contain buried features related to the construction and operation of this water delivery/management system. As such, Deep Creek Inlet is significant at a local level.