Avalanche Falls

Avalanche Falls
Avalanche Falls is located in Victoria
Avalanche Falls
Location within Victoria
LocationLorne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates38°34′22″S 143°56′33″E / 38.572755°S 143.942367°E / -38.572755; 143.942367
TypePlunge
Total height5.45 m (17.9 ft)
Number of drops1
Watercourse(Tributary of Cumberland River)

Avalanche Falls is a waterfall located in the Otway Ranges, in the vicinity of Lorne, Victoria, Australia. The waterfall, located on a tributary of the Cumberland River, consists of a single drop, at a height of 5.45 metres (17.9 ft).

Description and access

The previously unnamed waterfall was named by Ray Barber and Ian Wacey, the co-authors of the book 250 Victorian Waterfalls, after one of the co-authors dislodged a rock whilst climbing up towards the waterfall, endangering the other co-author. The name "Avalanche" was chosen as a reminder of the danger of rockfalls when exploring waterfalls.

The waterfall can be reached by the walking track beginning at the Cumberland River Holiday Park. From reaching the gully, after following it upstream, the waterfall is reached. Continuing further upstream is Winterbrook Falls.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Car, Anthony (2021). Waterfalls of the Otway Ranges (1 ed.). Victoria, Australia: Anthony Car. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-646-83170-1.
  2. 1 2 3 Barber, Ray; Wacey, Ian (2011). 250 Victorian Waterfalls (1 ed.). Eltham North, Victoria, Australia: Everbest Printing Co. Ltd. ISBN 9780646543314.