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A photograph and a description of Dight's Falls. Are there any other falls on the Yarra?
Dight's Falls are sandstones and interbedded mudstones that crop out as cliffs and bluffs along the left side of the bank of Yarra River. The cliffs today were former river bluffs that came up again as Yarra River was turned to the south by lava flows pouring down Merri Creek and Darebin Creek valleys.
Dight's Falls are sandstones and interbedded mudstones that crop out as cliffs and bluffs along the left side of the bank of Yarra River. The cliffs today were former river bluffs that came up again as Yarra River was turned to the south by lava flows pouring down Merri Creek and Darebin Creek valleys.
They are naturally occuring rock falls that is located below the junction of Yarra River and Merri Creek. Dight's Falls has sandstone on the east and volcanic deposits on the north and west. It was first seen by Europeans and its name refers to John Dight and his brother Charles.
It was used as a trading route and it was significant to Aboriginal clans. The completion of the Eastern Freeway in 1972 destroyed the Deep Rock Basin and transformed the area into a place to attract tourists. There are no other falls on the Yarra.
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