MacKenzie Falls
 MacKenzie Falls is hands down the star attraction of the Grampians National Park. It is a rare Australian year-round waterfall and flowed well even in the face of a severe drought. I haven't seen an official measure of the height of this waterfall but I reckon it to be at least 30m. Upon our visit, kangaroo tails were blossoming around the overlook of the falls. A separate walking trail descends along the MacKenzie River towards the waterfall's base. If you can keep your camera lens dry, you can get very pretty upclose photos of the falls. Along the way down to the base of the falls, there is a spur track to Broken Falls, which I reckon is another waterfall on the MacKenzie River. It was closed when we were there due to fire damage so we can't say anything more about it. This waterfall is fed by Lake Wartook, which is a manmade lake in an apparently excellent drainage area that supplies Horsham's drinking water. It could very well be that the creation of the lake keeps this waterfall flowing reliably year round even in Australia's so-called worst drought in 1000 years. Look for this excellent attraction northwest of Halls Gap. It's well signed and it is a very popular tourist attraction. Tell us about your experience with this waterfall. [Back to top] [Go to previous waterfall: Sailors Falls] [Go to next waterfall: Silverband Falls] [Go to the Victoria Waterfalls Page] [Go to the Australia Page] [Return from MacKenzie Falls to the World of Waterfalls Home Page]
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View of the falls from its base
View of the falls from a footbridge further downstream
