Waterfalls of Victoria

Victoria (VIC) is a land of tremendous diversity. Consequently, its waterfalls can be found in locations such as snowy mountains, coastal rainforests, fern gullies, local foothills, and even some of the more developed farming regions. Given such diversity, it probably isn't surprising that the state has been known to have unpredictably variable weather especially around its capital city of Melbourne. Most of the waterfalls found here lack the height that you may find in other states but there are an abundance of them. Thus, nature loving locals and tourists can delight in taking their pick of which waterfalls to see on either day trips from Melbourne or prolonged stays further away from the metropolis.

In the state's northern and northeastern regions, you can find watercourses that drain into the Murray River, which separates the states of Victoria and New South Wales. Towards the Snowy Mountains in its highland areas to the east, you can find remote snow-fed waterfalls. As you make your way further west into the farming areas and wineries, you might find charming waterfalls such as

In the state's eastern regions of Gippsland, you'll find rainforests. Amongst these forests are waterfalls in lush settings such as Toorongo Falls and Agnes Falls.

Around Melbourne and its immediate surrounds such as the Yarrra drainage and the Dandenong Ranges, you'll find waterfalls mixed in with wineries and temperate forests. Some of the waterfalls here include Steavenson Falls and Snobs Creek Falls.

As you explore the state's western and northwestern regions, you enter the Goldfields, the Spa and Garden regions, and the Grampians. Large tracts of relatively flat plains and foothill forests are backed by tall rocky mountains. Perhaps the most famous of the waterfalls found in this land of contrasts is MacKenzie Falls.

Unfortunately, our time spent in the spring of 2006 in Victoria just so happened to have followed one of their driest winters on record. Thus, our waterfall experience was adversely impacted and we hope the photos we've presented here are more of an anomaly rather than the rule. Assuming the drought the country is facing isn't permanent, you can probably expect to have a better waterfall viewing experience than what we've encountered.

WATERFALLS

Woolshed Falls	Newtown Falls	Snobs Creek Falls
Steavenson Falls	Cora Lynn Falls	Strath Creek Falls (Murchison Falls)
Trentham Falls	Sailors Falls	MacKenzie Falls
Silverband Falls	Wannon Falls	Nigretta Falls
Hopkins Falls	Triplet Falls	Beauchamp Falls
Hopetoun Falls	Carisbrook Falls	Stevenson Falls
Marriners Falls	Sheoak Falls	Erskine Falls
Lower and Upper Kalimna Falls	Phantom Falls	Toorongo Falls
Amphitheater Falls	Cyathea Falls	Tarra Falls
Agnes Falls

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