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A waterfall with an industrial past.

Dights Falls · Yarra Bend Park

Dights Falls in Yarra Bend Park, Melbourne.

Photo: Mat Connolley (Matnkat) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5 · Display cropped.

About this place

Parks Victoria explains that Dights Falls is an artificial weir built on a natural rock bar to supply an early flour mill.

The record

Comparison: The origin of the weir at Dights Falls.

This is a documented origin, not a highest-waterfall claim. View from designated paths; water conditions vary.

Visiting

Use the linked visitor page to check current access, opening and booking arrangements.

Check access details directly before travelling. Occasion tags are editorial suggestions. They do not certify accessibility or opening hours.

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Sources

Sources checked 23 September 2026. A publisher’s claim is attributed; it is not a complete independent survey.