Madsen Falls

Madsen Falls
Madsen Falls is located in Victoria
Madsen Falls
Location within Victoria
LocationLavers Hill, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates38°41′53″S 143°22′10″E / 38.698180°S 143.369372°E / -38.698180; 143.369372
TypePlunge
Total height6.05 m (19.8 ft)
Number of drops1
Watercourse(Unnamed creek)

Madsen Falls is a waterfall located within the Melba Gully State Park in the Otway Ranges of Victoria, Australia. Situated on an unnamed creek that flows into the Johanna River, the waterfall is composed of a single drop at a total height of 6.05 metres (19.8 ft).

Description and access

The waterfall is named after Axel Madsen (1907–1986). Born in Egtved, Denmark, he and his Colac-born wife Annie Olive Madsen (née Hobson) initially owned the land surrounding Melba Gully until 1975, when they donated it to the Victorian Conservation Trust.

Whilst close in proximity to the Melba Gully car park and the start of the Melba Gully loop walking track, there is no path to the waterfall, and access is via walking through the bush.

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 Barber, Ray; Wacey, Ian (2011). 250 Victorian Waterfalls (1 ed.). Eltham North, Victoria, Australia: Everbest Printing Co. Ltd. ISBN 9780646543314.