KINYPANIEL WEIR

The Kinypaniel Weir consists of substantial in situ timber elements preserved in the bed and banks of the Loddon River; intact concrete culverts and lifting screws at the head of Kinypaniel Creek; a cutting between Kinypaniel Creek and the Loddon River; and in situ timber posts from the temporary weir constructed in 1883.

The Kinypaniel Weir is of archaeological and historical significance.

The Kinypaniel Weir is archaeologically significant for its potential to provide important information on the design, engineering, construction and materials used to store and manage water supplies in rivers, creeks, channels, lakes and floodplains in northern Victoria. The preserved materials of the weir reveal the building stages of the weir complex from the 1850s to the 1940s. The archaeological remains represent one of the earliest known National works in Victoria. 

The Kinypaniel Weir is historically significant as an early example of a timber weir constructed to divert water for stock and domestic supply on the northern plains of Victoria. It was one of numerous works constructed on the Loddon River to manage water supplies in the region, and it became a National work under the Irrigation Act 1886.