Yarrawonga Weir & Lake Mulwala

Lake Mulwala, a man-made reservoir created through the construction of the Yarrawonga Weir across the Murray River, is located between Bundalong and Yarrawonga in Hume region of Victoria and Mulwala in the Riverina region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The weir was constructed in 1939 to provide water for irrigation in the surrounding district. The weir also serves as a crossing of the Murray between the two towns; in addition to the crossing located via the Mulwala Bridge. The Murray River is a river in south eastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at 2,508 km (1,558 mi). Its tributaries include five of the next six longest rivers of Australia (the Murrumbidgee, Darling, Lachlan, Warrego and Paroo Rivers). Together with that of the Murray, the catchments of these rivers form the Murray–Darling basin, which covers about one-seventh the area of Australia. It is widely considered Australia's most important irrigated region. Yarrawonga is a small township with a population of 8,660 people and is located approximately 264 kilometres (164 mi) north-east of the state capital, Melbourne, situated on the south bank of the Murray River, the border between Victoria and New South Wales.Yarrawonga's twin town of Mulwala is on the other side of the Murray River.