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Steavenson Falls

Full view of Steavenson Falls


Steavenson Falls cascades some 84m making it one of Victoria's tallest waterfalls.

I believe it is Marysville's main tourist draw, and in fact, we learned that the falls was named after John Steavenson who first came to the site of the township back in 1862. The falls was open for tourism four years later so I'm sure this must be one of the country's earliest tourist attractions. Since then, we could see it has been consistently popular with tourists and locals alike, and its proximity (only a couple of hours or so) to Melbourne sure didn't hurt its popularity, I'm sure.

Since it sits on the Steavenson River, it has pretty reliable flow. We even saw floodlights present to light up the waterfall at night (though we were here only during the day). I believe the power from these lights come from the hydroelectricity of the flow of the river itself.

Even though the falls is tall, you can't really see its entire height in one go (as you can see above the photo above, which doesn't do it justice). There are a pair of viewing decks on either side of the river at the waterfall's base, but those views are only limited to the very bottom tier. You can definitely see more of its upper sections as you approach the base from the car park, however. Finally, on the viewing deck at the base of the falls to the left of the river, there is a plaque commemorating several young ones who died here as a result of a fallen tree.

Directions: Steavenson Falls is a pretty straightforward drive from Marysville. Just follow Falls Rd and the signs for less than 4km and you're there.

Marysville is about 100km northeast of Melbourne, where Maroondah Hwy (B360) is the main road to take directly to here (this was the way we went when we headed to Melbourne from Steavenson Falls).

We went here from Snobs Creek Falls via Taggerty-Thornton Rd (C515), Maroondah Hwy (B360), and Marysville Rd (C508).

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View of Steavenson Falls from one of its viewing decks at its baseView of Steavenson Falls from one of its viewing decks at its base

Trying to see the uppermost sections of the fallsTrying to see the uppermost sections of the falls

Looking at the falls from one of the viewing platforms at the baseLooking at the falls from the other viewing platform at the base (I think this is the side with the plaque)

View of Steavenson Falls from the bridgeView of Steavenson Falls from the bridge

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The falls are open again (Steavenson Falls)  Not rated yet
The falls reopened after the 2009 bushfires late last year (2011) and are now open seven days per week.

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I visited Steavensons Falls on a recent photography excursion to the Marysville area in Jan 2011.

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