Gogeldrie Weir

Item details


Name of item:	Gogeldrie Weir
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Utilities - Water
Category:	Weir
Location:	Lat: -34.6125457423 Long: 146.2594076250
Primary address:	Murrumbidgee River, Narrandera, NSW 2700
Parish:	Dallas
County:	Cooper
Local govt. area:	Leeton
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Leeton And District

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
LOT	1	DP	1184875
LOT	2	DP	1184875
LOT	3	DP	1184875
LOT	4	DP	1184875

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
Murrumbidgee River	Narrandera	Leeton	Dallas	Cooper	Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	Gogeldrie Weir is associated with the Coleambally Irrigation Area and also part of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. It is a major component in the Coleambally Irrigation Scheme being the diversion weir that controls and diverts water from the Murrumbidgee River to the Coleambally area. The weir is a landmark in the region. (DLWC S170 Register)
	Date significance updated: 06 Dec 00
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Description


Designer/Maker:	WC & IC
Builder/Maker:	WC & IC
Construction years:	1958-1959
Physical description:	The Gogeldrie Weir is one of seven major weirs on the Murrumbidgee River. It is approximately 63 kilometres downstream of Narrandera. The weir is 85.34m (280') between abutments. The weir structure comprises concrete sill floor reinforced with steel sheet piling cut-off walls, the floor is surmounted by concrete piers and steel superstructure providing supports for the steel sluice gates. There are six gates each measuring 6.1m (20') high and 12.2m (40') wide, weighing 24 tonnes. The gates are opened individually by electric motors placed centrally between piers. The gates move vertically and the counterweights drop into the counterweight wells allowed for in each of the concrete piers. The original gate control meter has been replaced by computerised meter in 1996. The weir provides a pool level suitable for the diversion of water from the Murrumbidgee River into Coleambally Canal suppplying the Coleambally Irrigation Area, and via Coononcoocabil Lagoon into the Stuart Canal to supply part of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas and associated irrigation districts. At full supply level, the weir holds 7,400 ML. The effective capacity of both canals for long term operation at about 5,500 ML per day. (DLWC S170 Register)


Current use:	Weir, Recreation Area
Former use:	Weir

History

Historical notes:

The Gogeldrie Weir was completed in 1959 to divert water from the Murrumbidgee River to the Coleambally Irrigation Area via the Coleambally Canal, and to part of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas and associated irrigation districts via the Stuart Canal.
The Coleambally Irrigation Scheme was one of the last major schemes into public irrigation by the government to enable agriculture to expand in the Coleambally south of the Murrumbidgee. The scheme utilised the regulated flows from the Snowy Scheme and the Blowering Dam. The mechanics of Coleambally were similar to the MIA, with a major diversionary weir at Gogeldrie on the Murrumbidgee distributing water by gravity through networks of canals and channels. The first farms were taken up in 1960. (DLWC S170 Register)

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Agriculture-Activities relating to the cultivation and rearing of plant and animal species, usually for commercial purposes, can include aquaculture	(none)-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Technology-Activities and processes associated with the knowledge or use of mechanical arts and applied sciences	(none)-

Recommended management:


	Conserve and maintain in accordance with the Burra Charter. (DLWC S170 Register)

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) OF THE HERITAGE ACT 1977 Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977. I, the Hon James Griffin MP, Minister for Environment and Heritage, pursuant to subsection 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales do by this Order, effective at the time of publication in the New South Wales Government Gazette: 1. revoke the order made on 9 November 2020 and published in the Government Gazette Number 318 of 13 November 2020; and 2. grant the exemptions from subsection 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977 that are described in the attached Schedule. The Hon James Griffin MP Minister for Environment and Heritage Signed this 2nd day of June 2022. To view the standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977 click on the link below.	Jun 17 2022

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register		00961	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - s.170 NSW State agency heritage register

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Land & Water Conservation Section 170 Register	1995	85087	Heritage Group: State Projects		No

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Tourism	Attraction Homepage	2007	Gogeldrie Weir, near Narrandera	View detail
Written	Ausral Archaeology Pty Ltd	2006	Gogeldrie Weir & Yanco Old Weir Statement of Heritage Impact
Tourism	Tourism NSW	2007	Gogeldrie Weir	View detail

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Heritage NSW
Database number:	5012091
File number:	H00/00365; S95/00332 [S170]

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