➤️ Yarra Falls

Australia · Oceania · 37.82°S, 144.97°E

Yarra Falls was a waterfall on the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia that was demolished in 1883 through the use of dynamite in order to prevent a repeat of the floods of 1863 and 1878. It formed a low barrier, separating the brackish tidal water found downstream from the fresh water found above it, and in doing so provided potable water for the young settlement.

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Quick facts

Country	Australia
Continent / region	Oceania
Coordinates (approx.)	37.82°S, 144.97°E · view on map

Yarra Falls is located in Australia, in Oceania.

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Triplet Falls · Teviot Falls · Daggs Falls · Kearneys Falls · Bilbrough Falls · Herbert River Falls · Apsley Falls · Millstream Falls · Milmilgee Falls · Boundary Falls.

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