Wannon Falls
Location and features
The falls are unexpected after driving west across gently undulating lava plains. They plunge over a basalt lava cliff dropping into a large plunge pool 30 metres (98 ft) below. In the winter wet season they can be spectacular, and at the end of the summer dry season they may shrink to a mere trickle. Downstream of the falls there is a narrow steep-walled valley, with cascades around large blocks that have fallen in from the sides. The narrow valley was eroded as the falls retreated upstream as a result of undermining of a soft bed of sediments that underlies the hard basalt.
Adjacent to the falls there is a recreational reserve with picnic areas and some interpretation signs, and a larger scenic reserve that has natural native vegetation and some disturbed areas that have been replanted with natives.
See also
References
- ^ Cheng, Johnny T. "Wannon Falls". World of Waterfalls. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Wannon & Nigretta Waterfalls". Visit South Grampians. Shire of Southern Grampians. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Grimes, Ken (June 2005). "Wannon & Nigretta Falls" (PDF). Hamilton Field Naturalists Club (PDF). Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Bird, Rod (November 2011). "HFNC tree-planting & weed control work at Wannon Falls Scenic Reserve" (PDF). Hamilton Field Naturalists Club (PDF). Retrieved 17 November 2014.
External links
- Shire of Southern Grampians
- "Dundas Tableland Precinct: Wannon Falls" (PDF). Visit South Grampians (PDF). Shire of Southern Grampians.