Ingalalla Waterfalls

The Ingalalla Waterfalls, also known as Ingalalla Falls, is a cascade waterfall in the Australian state of South Australia, located in the locality of Hay Flat within the District Council of Yankalilla, on an unnamed creek on the Fleurieu Peninsula.[3][1]

Ingalalla Waterfalls
LocationFleurieu Peninsula, South Australia
Coordinates35°31′52″S 138°20′34″E[1]
TypeCascade
Elevation253 metres (830 ft)[2] AHD 
Total height81–92 metres (266–302 ft)[2]

The waterfall is situated approximately 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) south of the town of Yankalilla and 70 kilometres (43 mi) south southwest of the state capital of Adelaide, the waterfalls descend from an elevation of 253 metres (830 ft) above sea level in the range of 81–92 metres (266–302 ft) to the Second Valley below.[2][4]

Ingalalla Waterfalls in South Australia

Its name was approved on 25 May 2000 in response to "a request for clarification from the Royal Automobile Association on which name to use for the feature."[1]

There is a strenuous bush walk starting at the waterfall and tracking through parts of the Second Valley Forest, around Mount Hayfield nearby.[5] Mount Hayfield is a significant Aboriginal site due to its connection with the Kaurna Dreaming story of the hero Tjilbruke. Tjilbruke, the creator being of the Kaurna people, is said to have created yellow ochre at this site.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Search result for "Ingalalla Waterfalls" (Record Number SA0049097) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. "Map of Ingalalla Waterfalls, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. "Ingalalla Waterfalls". District Council of Yankalilla. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. Noonan, Amy; Wills, Daniel (12 July 2009). "Flash flood ordeal over for Aberfoyle Park family". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  5. "Mount Hayfield". Aussie Trail Walker. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. Malone, Gavin Damien Francis (2012). "Chapter 10: Kaurna Ancestor Being Tjilbruke: Commemorations". Phases of Aboriginal Inclusion in the Public Space in Adelaide, South Australia, since Colonisation (PhD). Chapter 10 PDF. Flinders University. p. 217. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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