Iconic Water Features

Victoria’s landscape features diverse aquatic environments, from the rugged Great Ocean Road coastline to the temperate rainforests of the Otway Ranges. This collection highlights world-renowned surf breaks at Bells Beach and the dramatic limestone formations of Loch Ard Gorge. Inland, the Southern Grampians showcase volcanic geological formations like the Wannon Falls punchbowl. The Otways provide a high density of cascades, including the 30-metre drop of Hopetoun Falls and the multi-tiered Triplet Falls. The list also encompasses Lake Corangamite, Australia’s largest permanent saline lake.

Iconic Water Features — Mappa

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St Kilda Beach

Melbourne's legendary and usually the most packed beach, lined with markets, cafés and bars.

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Woolshed Falls

Historical gold mining site featuring cascades over weathered granite rocks in the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park.

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W Tree Falls

Remote waterfall located in the East Gippsland region near the Snowy River National Park.

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Minne Ha Ha Falls

A tiered waterfall on the Albert River featuring a large natural swimming hole at its base.

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Loch Ard Gorge

Part of Port Campbell National Park and the site of the 1878 Loch Ard shipwreck, featuring towering limestone cliffs and a narrow sandy bay.

Bear Grylls

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Bells Beach

Bells Beach is a coastal locality of Victoria, Australia in Surf Coast Shire and a renowned surf beach, located 100 km south-west of…

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Sailors Falls

A 30-metre waterfall over basalt columns near Daylesford, featuring accessible mineral springs and picnic areas.

Sarah Zacharia / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Erskine Falls

One of the highest drops in the Otway Ranges at 30 metres, plunging into a fern-filled gully on the Erskine River.

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Lower Kalimna Falls

Notable for its large undercut cave that allows visitors to walk directly behind the water flow.

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Point Roadknight

A sheltered beach near Anglesea protected by a limestone reef dating back to the Miocene epoch.

Folliott / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Hopkins Falls

One of Australia's widest waterfalls at 90 metres, formed by ancient volcanic basalt flows on the Hopkins River.

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Triplet Falls

The Triplet Falls are waterfalls located in the Great Otway National Park of Victoria, in eastern Australia, 200 km from Melbourne via…

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Nigretta Falls

The Nigretta Falls, previously known as the Upper Wannon Falls, are waterfalls located in the Southern Grampians Shire, approximately 16…

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Wannon Falls

The Wannon Falls are a punchbowl waterfall located in the Southern Grampians Shire, approximately 19 kilometres west of Hamilton, in…

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Lake Corangamite

Lake Corangamite , a hypersaline endorheic lake, is located near Colac in the Lakes and Craters region of the Victorian Volcanic Plains of…

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Hopetoun Falls

A 30-metre rectangular-shaped waterfall on the Aire River, surrounded by ancient myrtle beech trees and ferns.

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Urquharts Falls

A seasonal waterfall located within the Great Otway National Park near the Great Ocean Road.

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Beauchamp Falls

A 20-metre waterfall accessible via a 3km return hike through mountain ash forest and large myrtle beech trees.

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Wymbooliel Falls

A secluded waterfall located on the Gellibrand River within the Great Otway National Park.

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Erskine River Rapids

A series of rocky cascades and pools located downstream from Erskine Falls along the Erskine River Track.