BENWELL FLOODGATES

Benwell Floodgates is an archaeological site located on a redundant irrigation channel in Benwell State Forest. The Benwell Floodgates consist of a series of steel runners attached to timber posts. The site is in fair archaeological condition in a relatively undisturbed site.

Benwell Floodgates is of local historical, scientific and representative and aesthetic significance.

The site is historically important due to its connection to the development of water infrastructure and irrigation in the Myall area of Victoria prior to 1900. The site is scientifically important as it demonstrates the development of water control technology for the purposes of irrigation, domestic supply and flood control. The site has potential to contain buried components which would reveal further information regarding the construction of the regulator. The site is a visual reminder of water management system in rural Victoria during the late 19th century.