Waterfalls, Lakes and Rivers Gallery

Drowned trees in Lake Rowallan, northwest Tasmania

Drowned trees in Lake Rowallan, a man-made lake on the upper Mersey River constructed in 1968 for the Mersey-Forth Hydro Electric Power Scheme. Lake Rowallan stores and supplies water for the Rowallan Power Station. Northwest Tasmania, Australia

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Magwa Falls, a curtain drop of 144 m into a slot canyon

Magwa Falls, a curtain drop of 144 m into a slot canyon. Rope-swinging bungee jumping takes place here, you free-fall for four seconds. Magwa River, near Mbotyi, Pondoland, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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Stewarts Bridge, 1879

Stewarts Bridge, 1879, over the Goulburn River, the oldest surviving and functional timber road-over-river bridge in Victoria. A relic of paddle-steamer traffic, its wide spans (up to 14 m) were designed to allow river boats to pass. Near Echuca, Victoria, Australia

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