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Bypass
Rating:
1st
September 2000.
Map
of Ringwood Bypass drain with points of interest marked
Note: The map is not accurate and is drawn from estimates
of where features are in relation to above ground.
This drain was abit of a surprise as I had no idea of what to expect. It is a bit of a way out of the city. It is built under a new road bypass. strangely, this drain is not a Water Authority drain, but a Road Authoruty owned drain. It has been painted a quite nice tan like colour with a fine gravel surface, much like a villa style wall. Very classy drain this one.
The drain is quite wide, each section easily large enough to drive a car through. Not that you would want to. It would be impossible to get in, and impossible to get out. There is a big deep pit full of water at the central section of the drain.
The drain seems to be a popular spot with the locals judging from the guys I met in there, and the large amount of graffiti inside the drain.
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In from the entrance the right side tunnel is quite dry, with little water in it.
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Side tunnel
Some way up the drain the sound of water can be heard. On the right wall of the drain two 'doors' can be seen. These lead to a side tunnel which in turn leads to an overflow in a nearby lake. It is possible to crawl way up these (painful) and peer out at people from the middle of the lake.
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The end of the drain is not all that exciting. It just comes out into a creek bed where ducks tempt you intgo the water to chase them. The Vicroads sign is a bit unusual, as most other drains tend to be owned by local councils or UA City Water.
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