Editing Murray River (section)

===Locks===
Lock 1 was completed near [[Blanchetown]] in 1922. [[Torrumbarry weir]] downstream of [[Echuca]] began operating in December 1923. Of the several locks that were proposed, only thirteen were completed; Locks 1 to 11 on the stretch downstream of [[Mildura]], Lock 15 at [[Euston, New South Wales|Euston]] and Lock 26 at [[Torrumbarry]]. Construction of the remaining weirs purely for navigation purposes was abandoned in 1934. The last lock to be completed was Lock 15, in 1937.<ref name="Locks"/> Lock 11, just downstream of Mildura, creates a {{convert|100|km|mi|adj=on}} long lock pool that aided irrigation pumping from Mildura and [[Red Cliffs, Victoria|Red Cliffs]].

Each lock has a navigable passage next to it through the weir, which is opened during periods of high river flow, when there is too much water for the lock. The weirs can be completely removed, and the locks completely covered by water during flood conditions. Lock 11 is unique in that the lock was built inside a bend of the river, with the weir in the bend itself. A channel was dug to the lock, creating an island between it and the weir. The weir is also of a different design, being dragged out of the river during high flow, rather than lifted out.

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|+{{big|Lock distances and elevations}}<ref name="Locks">{{cite web |url=https://www.mdba.gov.au/river-information/running-river-murray/weirs-locks |title=Weirs and locks |date=28 October 2015 |publisher=[[Murray–Darling Basin Authority]] |access-date=17 June 2017 |archive-date=14 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714162412/https://www.mdba.gov.au/river-information/running-river-murray/weirs-locks |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! Name !!No. !! River&nbsp;distance{{big|<nowiki>*</nowiki>}} !! Elevation{{big|<nowiki>**</nowiki>}} !! Com-<br />pleted
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|Blanchetown || 1 ||{{convert|274|km|mi|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||{{convert|3.3|m|ft|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||1922
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|Waikerie || 2||{{convert|362|km|mi|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||{{convert|6.1|m|ft|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||1928
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|Overland Corner ||3||{{convert|431|km|mi|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||{{convert|9.8|m|ft|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||1925
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|Bookpurnong ||4||{{convert|516|km|mi|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||{{convert|13.2|m|ft|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||1929
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|Renmark||5||{{convert|562|km|mi|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||{{convert|16.3|m|ft|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||1927
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|Murtho||6||{{convert|620|km|mi|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||{{convert|19.2|m|ft|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||1930
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|Rufus River||7||{{convert|697|km|mi|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||{{convert|22.1|m|ft|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||1934
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|Wangumma||8||{{convert|726|km|mi|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||{{convert|24.6|m|ft|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||1935
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|Kulnine||9||{{convert|765|km|mi|sigfig=3 |abbr=on}}||{{convert|27.4|m|ft|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||1926
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|Wentworth||10||{{convert|825|km|mi|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||{{convert|30.8|m|ft|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||1929
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|Mildura||11||{{convert|878|km|mi|sigfig=3 |abbr=on}}||{{convert|34.4|m|ft|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}||1927
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|Euston||15||{{convert|1110|km|mi|sigfig=3 |abbr=on|comma=off }}||{{convert|47.6|m|ft|sigfig=3|abbr=on|comma=off }}||1937
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|Torrumbarry||26||1638&nbsp;km&nbsp;(1020&nbsp;mi) ||86.05&nbsp;m&nbsp;(280&nbsp;ft) ||1924
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|Yarrawonga Weir||n/a||1992&nbsp;km&nbsp;(1238&nbsp;mi) ||124.9&nbsp;m&nbsp;(410&nbsp;ft)||1939
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| colspan="5"|{{big|<nowiki>*</nowiki>}} Distance is from the Murray Mouth.<br />{{big|<nowiki>**</nowiki>}} Elevation is above sea level, at full supply level (i.e., maximum capacity).
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|width="100"| Lock 1 and weir at [[Blanchetown]] 
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|width="100"| Lock 5 at [[Renmark, South Australia|Renmark]], about 1935 
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|width="100"| Lock 11, [[Mildura]]
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