Torrumbarry Weir

A really nice, interesting detour off the highway

This is quite a fascinating piece of infrastructure. Amazing to see the volume of water coming through the gates and to be able to walk across. A pretty drive from the highway and a nice area to have ...

Take the time to detour

A little off the beated track, but well worth the trip in to see the weir. I had no idea the van park was so large either, so good to know for the future.

Very interesting

It was very interesting from an engineering and construction point of view. The Lock to move boats through the weir was also of note, something I’ve never seen before. It’s not far off the main road a...

On the Murray River

The original Torrumbarry Weir, built in the 1920s used 14 removable steel trestles that could be winched out of the river to allow the passage of floods. The first diversions from the weir pool occur...

Interesting Weir And Lock

Stuck well back from the highway this weir is worthy of a visit and then ten plus km trip.The weir and lock (28) is interesting and the area is very wel maintained. The information center is also wel...