RENMARK: A view of the weir and lock

The lock at Renmark is No. 5 Lock, but was the third to be built in South Australia. Part of the early 20th century scheme to harness and control River Murray flows for irrigation and the paddle steamer trade the first lock built was the Wiliam R. Randell Lock at Blanchetown, opened in 1922. In South Australia the last lock built was at Murtho in 1930. There are a further four locks on the river east of the border.

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Johnston, E.N. Preliminary report of Captain E.N. Johnston, relative to the construction of locks and weirs on the River Murray, May 31st, 1912 Adelaide: Govt. Printer, 1913

Pictorial history of Renmark: celebrating 100 years, 1887-1987 incorporating the Renmark & Paringa Districts / compiled, produced and arranged by Elizabeth Storry ... [et al.] Renmark, S. Aust.: Murray Pioneer, 1987

River Murray locks weirs dams and barrages

Murray Darling Basin Commission: River Murray water: Locks and weirs

Lock 5 near Renmark

Weir and lock at Renmark

Foundation of the lock chamber, Renmark