Historical information
Brodribb floodplain regularly inundated in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Works included: clearing the river channel and blocking ‘gulches’. The meander was cut-off
in 1931, as part of the Orbost East Drainage Scheme and further developed after 1934 floods and again in the early 1950s when levee banks and a regulator were constructed. (ref. East Gippsland Catchment Management)
Significance
This is a useful reference tool.
Physical description
A hand-drawn plan of the layout of the levee banks of the Old Brodribb River.
