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Cape Leeuwin Waterwheel

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Cape Leeuwin Waterwheel

Cape Leeuwin water wheel, sometimes called the petrified water wheel, is a non-operating water wheel, near Cape Leeuwin, in the south-west of Western Australia. It was used to pump fresh water to the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse. It is notable both for its coastal location and because it has become heavi

ly calcified. The water wheel is located above a small cove, approximately 400 metres (1,300 ft) to the north of the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse cottages. The base of the water wheel structure is just above the high-tide sea level. The remnant structure was added to the Western Australia Heritage Register on 14 May 2002.

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