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Water Race and Dam, west of Clover Valley, STUART MILL

Location

west of Clover Valley STUART MILL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

Level

Recommended for Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

A stone, lined water race extending for over five kilometres was possibly constructed by Chinese diggers in the 1860s.

The water race and dam, west of Clover Gully is historically and scientifically important at a LOCAL level as a substantially intact example of an important gold mining technique. Gold mining sites are of crucial importance for the pivotal role they have played since 1851 in the development of Victoria.

Overall the water race and dam, west of Clover Gully is of LOCAL significance.

RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL

Group

Mining and Mineral Processing

Category

Mine Dam